Doha, Sept. 30 -- A 52-year-old British businessman who was found hanging in a hotel in Doha, in 2019, was reportedly tortured by Qatar's 'secret police', the British newspaper, The Times reported.

Marc Bennett, died by hanging in a hotel room in Doha on Christmas Day 2019, ten weeks after he was detained for a month, on dubious charges.

The man reportedly informed his friends of his ordeal in custody.

Bennett had moved to Qatar, after leaving the company "Thomas Cook", to set up a branch of Qatar Airways - Discover Qatar - where he had spent seven years in the job.

He was arrested at the company's Doha headquarters in October 2019, blindfolded and handcuffed. He informed his friends that he had allegedly been stripped, hosed, assault...