British researcher says psychologically tortured by UAE that asked him to turn double agent

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LONDON (AFP) - A British man convicted in the United Arab Emirates for spying said on Wednesday (Dec 5) he was psychologically tortured and that his captors asked him to turn double agent against the British government.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

 

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