A British father who was held in Iraq over an alleged unpaid debt has told of the dreadful conditions he endured in prison where he saw rats as big as cats.
Brian Glendinning, 43, said he ‘pressed the pause button’ on his life during two months in jail where getting through the days was just ‘survival’.
He had been contracted to work at an oil refinery in Iraq but was arrested on an Interpol red notice at Baghdad Airport on September 12 over an alleged debt owed to the Qatar National Bank.
The father of three was eventually freed after campaigning by the Interpol and Extradition Reform (Ipex) initiative, and returned to Scotland on November 19.
Scottish construction engineer Brian Glendinning, 43, arrives back at Edinburgh airport following his release after two months in Iraqi
Glendinning with his wife and daughters after arriving at Edinburgh airport following his release after two months in Iraqi jail
Glendinning is greeted by his mother Meta after arriving in…