Matthew Hedges has disclosed new details about his capture in the UAE, stating he still relies on the drugs he was force-fed during captivity.
Hedges endured seven months in “just a room, no light, no natural air”, lit only by “dentist lights” after being accused and arrested by the UAE of spying on behalf of the British government.
He eventually received a presidential pardon and returned home, after campaigning efforts by his wife Daniela Tejada and help from the Foreign Office.
However since returning home Hedges has been struggling with the treatment he received from his captors. He was forced to take a cocktail of drugs, including Xanax, Valium and Ritalin. He recently told The Sunday Telegraph he was given “up to ten times too much of these drugs on a daily basis.”