Two British men have told how they survived a 'nightmare' 100 days in a violent West African prison swarmed with rats and diseases after being arrested while on a four-day work trip.
Paul Inch, 50, of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, and Richard Perham, 29, of Bristol, had travelled to Guinea earlier this year to recover equipment from a high-altitude research balloon for Aerostar International.
But within days of touching down, the pair were arrested and accused of spying, sedition, breaching national defence, and violating airspace by the authorities – all of which were unfounded.
Mr Inch and Mr Perham were thrown into Conakry Central Prison, a facility operating at 475 per cent of its capacity and notorious for inhumane conditions.
They were confined in a swelteringly hot overcrowded cell and shared a single toilet with inmates convicted of violent crimes. They were also forced to pay prisoners and staff to avoid being transferred to a more dangerous section.
