British men discontinue legal action against UAE officials over torture claims
by Callum Parke
Feb 23, 2024
3 minutes
Two British citizens who claimed they were tortured while falsely detained in the United Arab Emirates have discontinued their High Court legal action against officials who were allegedly involved.
Matthew Hedges and Ali Issa Ahmad both claimed they were subjected to torture while under arrest in the Gulf state in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
Mr Hedges had sued four Emirati officials, and Mr Ahmad six, for damages over their involvement.
But at a hearing in London on Friday,
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