France court sentences Chinese captain of suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker to one year in jail
- Posted on March 30, 2026
- By Le Monde
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France court sentences Chinese captain of suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker to one year in jail
Chen Zhangjie was sentenced in absentia after the French navy boarded the Boracay tanker in September before releasing the vessel and its crew days later. Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the act as 'piracy.'
