DRC: a Pole released after his conviction for espionage

Congolese authorities have released a Pole who had been sentenced to life in prison for espionage, the head of Polish diplomacy said on Tuesday.

Mariusz Majewski is back in Europe , Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said on He did not specify where Mr. Majewski was exactly.

Mr. Majewski, 52, was arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo in February and later appeared before a military court in the central African country, accused of espionage . Last week he was sentenced to life in prison. No details have been provided as to his whereabouts.

According to the…