A French national, accused of espionage, was arrested on December 4 in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Paris told AFP on Tuesday against a backdrop of strong diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
“Suspected of having committed acts of espionage, Martin Ryan (…) was arrested on December 4,” said Leyla Abdullayeva. “Later, the courts ordered his detention for a period of four months,” she explained, stressing that “as soon as he was arrested, the French embassy in Baku was informed by a verbal note.”