Ben Keith featured in The Telegraph | Decorated ex-Royal Marine detained by UAE ‘relieved’ to be back in Britain

Ben Keith featured in The Telegraph on 25 June 2024

The article was first published in The Telegraph on 25 June 2024 and can be read here. [Note: article is behind a payroll]

Matthew Croucher was released after seven months of being held on ‘sham charges’ in Dubai. 

Ben Keith commented: “The return of Matthew Croucher to the United Kingdom is to be welcomed. He is one of the lucky few to escape the UAE. Many are not so fortunate.”

“The lack of rule of law and unwarranted attacks on foreigners is the UAE modus operandi”, Keith further commented.

“Some are lucky to escape – others are detained, mistreated and sometimes tortured without any help from the UK Government.

“Hopefully the UK can take this as a reason to better scrutinise the UAE’s dire human rights record.”

Ben Keith was featured on the same issue in Forces | Afghan war hero returns home after being held on spy charges in Middle East on 26th June 2024.

The article can be read in full here.