A UK citizen has been held in solitary confinement in the United Arab Emirates for five months because of spying accusations, British media reported
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th October, 2018) A UK citizen has been held in solitary confinement in the United Arab Emirates for five months because of spying accusations, British media reported.
Matthew Hedges, 31, was apprehended at Dubai airport in May while trying to leave the country after a research trip for his studies at Durham University. He has been held incommunicado in Abu Dhabi for weeks, having spoken by phone to his mother only once, according to The Times.
Since his detention, Hedges had two visits from UK Foreign Office officials and one visit from his wife Daniela Tejada, with whom he also had a telephone call, the newspaper reported.
On Wednesday, he was brought to the UAE's state security court for hearing and allowed to see a lawyer. The case was postponed until October 24.
The newspaper said the Foreign Office had refused to comment on the case or even confirm that Hedges had been detained.
