https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46288510
Briton Matthew Hedges jailed for life on UAE spy charge
A British PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of spying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Matthew Hedges, a 31-year-old academic at Durham University, denies the charge and said he was conducting research when he was arrested in Dubai on 5 May.
A court in Abu Dhabi has declared him guilty of "spying for or on behalf of" the UK government.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was "disappointed" by the verdict.
(continued, can tell the Tories are handling this...how much worse could it be?)
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I bet he was setting up Facebook pages and blogging in an effort to sow discord throughout the UAE.
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I think he was pardoned.
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