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Men return home after 100 days in Guinea prison
- Paul Inch, a 50-year-old volunteer rescuer from Blaenau Ffestiniog, and Richard Perham, a 29-year-old from Bristol, were detained in Guinea for 100 days after being accused of spying during equipment recovery in April 2025.
- The men were arrested shortly after arriving to retrieve equipment from a high-altitude research balloon, amid accusations of espionage, sedition, and breaching national defense, despite holding permits and no role in operating the balloon.
- They endured horrific conditions in Conakry Central Prison, which operated at 475% capacity, facing overcrowding, contaminated water, extortion, physical and sexual threats, and diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, and dysentery.
- The pair were released on bail on April 11, but remained under house arrest without passports in Guinea for 42 more days, finally returning to London Heathrow after 142 days, with Inch describing the ordeal as "a nightmare we never imagined."
- Their release was made possible through continuous efforts by parliamentary representatives including Liz Saville Roberts and Carla Denyer, alongside dedicated involvement from the British Embassy—with Ambassadors Shepherd and Marshall—and the Foreign Office, illustrating the complex nature of diplomatic interventions in such situations.
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