You would confess to murdering your own mother to make it stop

Ron Jones

The 48-year-old met Foreign Office minister, Baroness Amos, as part of his campaign to get compensation for what he says was his wrongful arrest.

He was never charged with or found guilty of any alcohol offence in Saudi nor has he been associated with the Britons who were detained for alcohol offences.

Mr Jones is also demanding an apology from Saudi authorities for "weeks of mental and physical torture".

The Foreign Office said it was already making "vigorous representations" on behalf of six other Britons who are still detained in Saudi Arabia.

Mr Jones says he was taken from the hospital bed where he was recovering after being injured in one of the blasts himself.

Post-traumatic stress disorder

The former tax adviser claims he was transferred to an interrogation centre where he underwent 67 days of "horrendous torture".

Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland, Mr Jones said the events had left him with post-traumatic stress disorder.

He said: "My life has changed completely. I had a secure future ahead of me but now I am a physical and mental wreck.

"I have to look at each day as it comes, rather than plan for the next six months and have to tweak things on a daily basis."

Mr Jones said he confessed to the bombing after a catalogue of abuse which included being punched and beaten as well as being hung from his cells bars.

'Anti-Islamic'

"You name it they are capable of it," he said.

"You would confess to murdering your own mother to make it stop."

Mr Jones said he believed the time was now right for him to tell his story and is confident the Foreign Office will intervene.

The FO described the meeting between Baroness Amos and Mr Jones as "private".

The Saudi embassy in London told The Guardian: "We don't use torture. It is anti-Islamic.

"The ambassador will be making a full statement in due course."