{"id":11872,"date":"2018-11-26T09:42:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T09:42:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-11-26T09:42:22","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T09:42:22","slug":"pardon-matthew-hedges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/pardon-matthew-hedges\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Matthew Hedges Has Been Pardoned By The UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/search?q=matthew+hedges&amp;section=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Hedges,<\/a> the man who was handed a life sentence in a state security criminal case, has been pardoned.<\/p>\n<p>In a shocking turn of events, a representative for the UAE ministry of presidential affairs announced that Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of the UAE, issued the pardon.<\/p>\n<p>The pardon is reportedly part of customary National Day pardons issued by the ruler of the UAE, according to The National.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/971523023896\"><em>Get breaking news via WhatsApp: message &#8216;subscribe me&#8217; to +971 52 302 3896<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>The announcement was made on Monday<\/h4>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew Hedges, the man who was handed a life sentence in a state security criminal case, has been pardoned. 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