Scot lands on home soil after Iraqi jail ordeal

A Scottish engineer who spent two months in custody in Iraq has been reunited with his family.The 43-year-old was held over a debt conviction he was unaware he had while working on a previous job in Qatar.

The father-of-three did not know he was on an Interpol list as a wanted fugitive until he was held in Basra in September while on his way to a new job.The family, from Kincardine in Fife, ran to surround Mr Glendinning in an emotional group hug as he entered the arrivals hall just before midday on Saturday.The moment Brian Glendinning saw his family for the first time in two months

He thanked all those who had supported him and worked to get him freed, including Radha Stirling, founder of the Interpol and Extradition Reform initiative, and Douglas Chapman, the MP for Dunfermline and West Fife, who was also at the airport to greet him. They finally got news of his release after the bank which is owed the money issued a clearance note stamped by the authorities in Qatar saying they no longer wanted him extradited.It took several days to organise his return.'I knew it was going to be all right'

Thank god he got home safe and sound!

Welcome home !

Maybe pay his debts next time.

Netflix are on it already

“Scot lands” took me a while to fully comprehend it wasn’t a spelling mistake.

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