Mali coup plot: Presidential pardon for French alleged spy Yann Vezilier
> A Frenchman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mali for plotting an alleged coup in the West African country has now been granted a presidential pardon, it was announced on Thursday.
> Yann Vezilier was accused a year ago of trying to destabilise President Assimi Goïta's government "on behalf of the French intelligence service" alongside a number of army generals and dozens of soldiers.
> It is not yet clear what has prompted Mali's U-turn. #local