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Pat Hurst

Briton jailed ‘over tweet’ in Saudi Arabia is being failed by UK, say family

Ahmed al-Doush has been jailed for 10 years in Saudi Arabia reportedly over a tweet he wrote seven years ago (Reprieve/PA) - (PA Media)

A British man jailed for 10 years in Saudi Arabia, reportedly over a tweet he wrote seven years ago, has done nothing wrong and is being failed by the UK, his family have said.

Ahmed al-Doush, 41, a banking business analyst of Sudanese heritage from Manchester, is believed to have been jailed by a Saudi judge on Monday after being held for nine months in al-Hair Prison in the capital, Riyadh.

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