Foreign Office ‘failed to protect’ Matthew Hedges from UAE torture

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Foreign Office ‘failed to protect’ Matthew Hedges from UAE torture

Visits to Mr Hedges by British Embassy officials were always supervised by guards “who told him what to say” but officials did not take account of “clear signs” he might have been mistreated, such as his voice shaking, his avoidance of eye contact and his references to having anxiety attacks, it said. www.bbc.co.uk

Visits to Mr Hedges by British Embassy officials were always supervised by guards “who told him what to say” but officials did not take account of “clear signs” he might have been mistreated, such as his voice shaking, his avoidance of eye contact and his references to having anxiety attacks, it said.

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