![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/scot-held-in-iraq-i-was-jumping-around-my-cell-shouting-freedom/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/127032442_brian.jpg&description=Image source, Family handoutImage caption, Brian Glendinning, pictured with his wife Kimberly, was arrested in Basra on 12 SeptemberA Scottish engineer who spent two months in custody in Iraq says he jumped around his cell shouting freedom when told he was being released.Brian Glendinning, 43, had been detained over a debt conviction from his time working in Qatar.The father-of-three did not know he was on an Interpol list as a wanted fugitive until he was held in Basra in September.His ordeal ended on Sunday after a campaign led by his wife and family.Mr Glendinning is now expected to return home to Kincardine in Fife within days.He said: "I honestly thought I was there for at least another few months while paperwork was sent from Qatar."So when I heard I was being released I felt a massive relief. I was jumping around the cell shouting 'freedom'."I got a little carried away when I think about it, but that's how I felt at the time."Image caption, Brian Glendinning, pictured, has been able to video call his family since his releaseMr Glendinning's wife Kimberley and his family had been calling for the UK government to intervene in his case since last month.They finally got news of his release after the bank which is owed the money issued a clearance note stamped by the authorities in Qatar saying they no longer wanted him extradited.Speaking from a secure hotel, Mr Glendinning said: "To just get to call my wife and family and tell them I am coming home was the best phone call home I had made in weeks."This would never have happened if it wasn't for the support and love from family and friends and the people of Kincardine."I will never forget what they have done for me."Mr Glendinning's brother John told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme the conditions in the Iraqi prison were "vile"."Brian was held in a holding cell with up to 44 people - a mixture of terrorists, drug dealers, people who murdered their own father, using a shotgun," he said."And there was B){kind=link}
A Scottish engineer who spent two months in custody in Iraq says he jumped around his cell shouting freedom when told he was being released.
Brian Glendinning, 43, had been detained over a debt conviction from his time working in Qatar.
The father-of-three did not know he was on an Interpol list as a wanted fugitive until he was held in Basra in September.
His ordeal ended on Sunday after a campaign led by his wife and family.
Mr Glendinning is now expected to return home to Kincardine in Fife within days.