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Wife of Iraq debt row Scot jailed with Taliban terrorists begs Nicola Sturgeon to intervene
23.10.2022 - 07:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The heartbroken wife of an oil worker locked up in Iraq has revealed how he’s been moved to a rat-infested cell with Taliban terrorists and killers.
Kimberley Glendinning warned that her husband, detained last month over an outstanding loan of a few thousand pounds, has lost two stone in weight after only being able to eat bread.
The devastated mum of three pleaded for First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to intervene, with the chaotic UK Government appearing to have done very little to help.
Kimberley, 39, said: “Brian’s the kind of person who never gets emotional, he doesn’t cry or show anything like that. But he’s been breaking down on the phone saying he doesn’t know if he’s going to survive this.
“He’s living on basically bread, he’s sharing a tiny cell with 40 other men. One of them openly admits to killing his own relative, and there’s Taliban fighters in the same cell, terrorists.
“Now he’s stuck in a prison with terrorists and he’s had to join up with a gang for protection. It’s terrifying and it could happen to anyone if it’s happened to him.
"He’s just a normal guy who works hard and wants to provide for his family. I just want the government to help us. Please, help us.”
Brian, from Kincardine in Fife, had flown to Iraq to start a “dream job” on an oil refinery but it quickly turned into a nightmare when he was arrested on September 12 – just hours after he arrived.
Six years ago he had been working in Qatar and took out a £20,000 loan from the Qatari National Bank to fund an extension on their home.
He had made regular payments before he suffered mental health problems and returned to Scotland.
He fell behind on his repayments and the country was granted an international arrest warrant by Interpol, which was executed
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