French citizen sued by his former employer, Thales, has languished in Azerbaijani prisons since 2022
Steadysingle sourceOne outlet reported this, in 2 reports over 2 days - no second voice in this corpus.
Fri, 9 October 2026Sun, 11 October 2026
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Le Monde English
9 Oct, 18:00over 2 days11 Oct, 18:00
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Fri, 9 October 2026
1 report- Le Monde English18:00first to reportFrench citizen sued by his former employer, Thales, has languished in Azerbaijani prisons since 2022
'A forgotten Frenchman in Baku' (1/2). Mehmet Sahan, a French-Turkish dual national who ran Thales's Azerbaijan office for seven years, has been detained in the country since February 2022, following a lawsuit from his former employer. He fears for his life, and his lawyers have called for him to be repatriated.
Sun, 11 October 2026
1 report- Le Monde English18:00
'A forgotten Frenchman in Baku' (2/2). Mehmet Sahan, a French-Turkish dual national detained in Azerbaijan since early 2022 after a complaint by Thales, has alleged corruption. French prosecutors, who searched the premises of the defense giant in 2024, are investigating the contracts in question.