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A handout photo taken in January 2017 and released by the family of Matthew Hedges in London on November 23, 2018, shows British student Matthew Hedges (R) and his wife Daniela Tejada posing in London after Daniela's MA Graduation ceremony. - The United Arab Emirates is reviewing a request for clemency from the family of a British researcher sentenced to life in prison on espionage charges this week, the country's ambassador to London said on Friday. Matthew Hedges's family "have made a request for clemency and the government is studying that request," Ambassador Sulaiman Hamid al-Mazroui said in a televised statement, in which he also defended the UAE's judiciary. (Photo by HO / Daniela Tejada / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / Daniela Tejada" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS