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A BRITISH man allegedly tortured into confessing to drugs offences by United Arab Emirates police launched an appeal yesterday against his conviction.
Ahmad Zeidan, from Berkshire, was arrested on December 13 2013 in the emirate of Sharjah, which borders Dubai.
He said he was beaten by police officers, hooded, stripped and threatened with rape before being forced to sign documents in Arabic, a language he cannot read.
The documents are now being used against him by the prosecution.
Lawyers for Mr Zeidan, who is being supported by legal charity Reprieve, have appealed against his conviction and nine-year sentence on drug possession charges.
“Mr Zeidan is the latest victim of the UAE’s police torture epidemic. The use of brutal torture to extract bogus confessions means that the Emirati ‘justice’ system is not worthy of the name,” said Reprieve death penalty team director Maya Foa.
“The UK government must keep up the pressure at the highest level to secure justice.”
