Department’s top official acknowledges profound impact UAE detention had on British academic

The UK Foreign Office has formally apologised to the academic Matthew Hedges for its handling of his arrest and subsequent torture by the United Arab Emirates.

The apology was recommended by the parliamentary ombudsman after Hedges filed a complaint.

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