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The father-of-three was barred from leaving Qatar and left in ‘legal limbo,’ not knowing if he faced any charges and fearing re-arrest.

A British travel industry executive who had been recruited to enhance Qatar’s tourism sector for the World Cup died in mysterious circumstances after telling friends that he had been arrested and tortured by the country’s secret police.

According to The Times, Marc Bennett, 52, from Sussex was found hanged in a hotel in Doha around Christmas 2019, 10 weeks after being detained at the Qatar Airways offices and transported there while being blindfolded and handcuffed.

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