Pardoned academic accused of spying says he feels ‘disappointed’ by Gulf state but vows to clear his name
Matt Hedges, the British academic accused of spying, has said he feels no resentment towards the Emirati friend who reported him to UAE state security but expressed disappointment at the second “home” that betrayed him.
The Durham University PhD candidate, who went to the United Arab Emirates to research his thesis, was sentenced at an Abu Dhabi court in November in a hearing that lasted less than five minutes, with no lawyer present. But in a remarkable turnaround, he was officially pardoned just days after being handed a life sentence.
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