22 Jun, 2019 @ 11:15
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OPINION: Locking British man Robert Mansfield-Hewitt up with terrorists in Spain is disgusting

DISGRACE: Robert Mansfield-Hewitt’s treatment must be a human rights breach

HOW on earth can a UK citizen be treated in a modern European democracy in the way that Robert Mansfield-Hewitt has been?

Held for months without charge and locked up with terrorists for almost a YEAR before getting his day in court.

It is a disgrace to Spain and surely in breach of a score of human rights laws at both European and international level.

It is even more damning given the businessman’s illnesses and deteriorating condition over the months.

Where is the outcry from other media outlets, especially back in the UK? Or in Gibraltar?

Once again the Olive Press is left to highlight the murky proceedings of the Spanish justice system, as we do gladly. And for the third time in a year!

Here’s hoping Robert is duly released, or we can promise we will not let up the pressure until he is.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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