We once again strongly urge the French side to cease the intervention into the internal affairs of Azerbaijan and the criminal investigation measures related to the mentioned case, Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Aykhan Hajizada said in response to anti-Azerbaijani statement made by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs about the detention of the French citizen in Baku,
Martin Ryan, a citizen of the Republic of France, was detained on 4 December 2023 on suspicion of committing a crime under Article 276 (espionage) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Later, the Court made a decision about the pretrial detention of this person for 4 months.