France’s Foreign Ministry had on Thursday, September 14, had broadcast the release of a French official, Stephane Jullien, who had been held by security forces in Niger.
The man, an adviser to French nationals in Niger, had been arrested by Niger security forces on September 8, according to the foreign ministry in Paris.
France’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday, September 13 announced the release of Stephane Jullien, a French official who had been held by security forces in Niger.
The man, who had been an adviser to French nationals in Niger Republic had been arrested by Niger security forces on September 8, according to the foreign ministry in Paris.
The ministry had called for his immediate release on Tuesday but had not mentioned the details of his arrest.
Jullien had officially represented French expatriates that worked closely with the country’s embassies and consulates.
The foreign ministry website reports that there are 442 such advisors, spread across the globe. Their role is to aid French expatriates with issues in relevance to work, schools, social security and other issues.
They are appointed for precisely six-year terms.
