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Foreign Office 'failed' Matthew Hedges

The wife of British academic Matthew Hedges reacts to the UAE giving him a life sentence

Daniela Tejada, the wife of jailed British academic Matthew Hedges, told Today that the UK's Foreign Office was "putting their interests with the UAE above a British citizen鈥檚 rightful freedom and his welfare.鈥� She continued that her husband was "shaking" in court as he was sentenced to life after being accused of spying.

(Image: Deniela Tejada and Matthew Hedges, credit: Daniela Tejada/PA Wire)

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