Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, a decorated Royal Marine, held in Dubai prison for 7 months on spying accusations.

Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, a decorated Royal Marine who received the George Cross for bravery in Afghanistan, has been held in a Dubai prison for seven months after being accused of spying. Arrested in November, Croucher is charged with "intentionally and illegally accessing a telecommunications network" and has had his passport confiscated, preventing him from leaving the UAE.