French national's spying conviction upheld by Azerbaijan court

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On 30 July, the Azerbaijani court closed a new page of the Martin Ryan case without putting an end to the controversy. Sentenced to ten years in prison for espionage for the benefit of France, this French national was confirmed on appeal. For Baku, the case is that of a network that would have sought sensitive information about a country that has become strategic. For Paris, it is that of a political conviction against a Frenchman whose guilt ha…