The UK Foreign Office has formally apologised to a British academic who was arrested and claims he was tortured by the United Arab Emirates.
In a letter signed by the Foreign Office’s top official, the permanent undersecretary Sir Philip Barton, seen by The Guardian, he acknowledged the profound impact the arrest had on Mr Hedges and the injustice he faced and the failing identified by the ombudsman. In the recommended letter of apology, Sir Philip Barton said he recognised “the profound impact of your detention in UAE on you and the injustice you have faced”.
Mr Hedges was detained in Abu Dhabi between May and November 2018, after being accused of working for MI6.Mr Hedges later described how he was questioned for up to 15 hours a day, forced to wear ankle cuffs, faced sleepless nights, suffered post-traumatic stress disorder and was reliant on a cocktail of drugs that were fed to him in jail.
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