Rejected petition UAE to release on humanitarian grounds tortured British student Ahmad Zeidan

Ahmad Zeidan, a British student in UAE arrested and sentenced to nine years after a tiny speck of prohibited substance was allegedly found in a car he was riding in. He was hooded, beaten, placed in solitary and forced to sign a "confession" in Arabic. He was denied a Supreme Court appeal hearing.

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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This isn't something that the UK Government or Parliament could do. You could start a petition calling on the UK Government to urge the UAE to take this action.

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Date submitted 10 December 2015
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