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by devoply 2773 days ago
https://globalnews.ca/news/4684113/matthew-hedges-student-ua...

> Hedges, a 31-year-old doctoral student at Durham University, has been held in the UAE since May 5, when he was arrested at Dubai International Airport after a two-week research visit.

Surely you can't spy in any significant way on a country you entered 2 weeks ago.

> The hearing lasted less than five minutes and his lawyer was not present, his family said.