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Tory leadership hopeful praises Bahraini dictator as a political prisoner speaks out
Political prisoner Ali Hussein al-Hajee says he was tortured and sentenced to a decade in prison in 2013 for peaceful protests

JEREMY HUNT has praised the human rights situation in Bahrain, saying the Gulf country’s ruthless king is “committed” to reform.

The Foreign Secretary made the bizarre claim in his department’s annual review of human rights around the world, published this week.

The Tory leadership contender even congratulated King Hamad for holding “successful” parliamentary elections last year.

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