A Pole sentenced to life in Congo for espionage was released and sent back to Europe | Ap

Lina PortmanMay 28, 2024

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Congolese authorities have freed a Pole who had been sentenced there to life in prison for espionage, Poland's foreign minister said Tuesday.

Radek Sikorski wrote on the social network X that Mariusz Majewski was back in Europe. Sikorski posted a brief video of himself apparently speaking to Majewski on the phone to welcome him back. He did not say where Majewski was exactly.

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