United Arab Emirates police accused of torturing two Britons after drugs arrest

Allegations include claims of kicking, rape threats, and forcing prisoners to sign 'confessions' written in Arabic

Details of torture allegedly inflicted on two Britons by police in the United Arab Emirates have emerged in Foreign Office documents which suggest that one was subjected to a "kicking" from officers who had earlier held a gun to his head.

Ahmad Zeidan, 20, a student from Berkshire, was arrested on drugs charges which he denies and alleges that he was beaten, hooded, stripped naked and threatened with rape by police officers.

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source Guardian