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Imprisoned in Yemen

The family of a Cardiff man jailed without charge in war-torn Yemen tell of their anguish over his plight and how they feel let down by government efforts to secure his release.

28 minutes

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Sun 3 Mar 2019 18:30

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For the last two years the family of Luke Symons have kept silent about his predicament - imprisoned without charge in a Yemeni jail on suspicion of being a British spy.

Before Christmas they were hopeful that an investigation that cleared Luke of espionage would pave the way for聽his聽release.

But two months聽on, Luke still languishes in a Yemeni jail and his聽family聽in Cardiff are now speaking out.

Grandfather Robert and mother Jane explain聽what took Luke to the Yemen and tell of the聽 attempts to extricate his young family from the country when it descended into chaos.

And they聽reveal how they feel they have been let down by the UK authorities.

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  • Wed 27 Feb 2019 18:30
  • Sun 3 Mar 2019 18:30

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