Brian Glendinning Reunion - Full Speech - Scot lands on home soil after Iraqi jail ordeal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- After the tearful reunion, Mr Glendinning said: "I am back to where I belong with my family and my friends.
"The emotion - I didn't think I would be here any time soon.
"If it wasn't for the support of my family and friends, Douglas Chapman, Radha Stirling, I would still be there.
"I think I would probably be on my way to Qatar - and not for the World Cup."
He thanked all those who had supported him and worked to get him freed, including Radha Stirling, founder of the Interpol and Extradition Reform (Ipex) initiative, and Douglas Chapman, the MP for Dunfermline and West Fife, who was also at the airport to greet him.
Mr Glendenning was unable to shave during the time in prison - with his brother John saying there had only been a single communal shaver in the jail, where he had been kept in "vile" conditions.
"It's just time to get home and get to the barbers," Mr Glendinning joked.