Ex-Royal Marines reservist held in Dubai on spying charges
by Nadeem Badshah from World news | The Guardian on (#6N9PS)
Former lance corporal Matt Croucher was arrested seven months ago, accused of illegally accessing telecommunications'
A former Royal Marines reservist awarded the highest medal for gallantry has reportedly been held in Dubai since November after being accused of spying.
The former lance corporal Matt Croucher, 40, was awarded the George Cross, which ranks alongside the Victoria Cross as the highest decoration for acts of bravery, in 2008 after risking his life and saving others by throwing himself on a grenade in Afghanistan.
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