Morocco reportedly played a key behind-the-scenes role in securing the release of a French intelligence officer detained and sentenced to 20 years in Mali, according to a report by French newspaper Le Monde, revealing a previously undisclosed dimension to the case

La junte militaire malienne a annoncé jeudi avoir gracié l’agent des renseignements français Yann Vézilier, détenu depuis un an et condamné

PARIS: France said on Friday it welcomed with “great satisfaction” Mali’s decision to pardon a French intelligence agent serving a 20-year jail term, a rare gesture after years of…