A BBC journalist, who was arrested along with his crew in Qatar, has said they were interrogated by intelligence officers as if they were spies.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mark Lobel said they had been invited to Qatar by the Prime Minister's office to see new accommodation for low paid migrant workers.
But he said they were followed, arrested and detained by Doha security service while gathering additional material for their report.
Mr Lobel said a couple of days into their trip and shortly after they left Doha, their car was driven off the road by eight other cars, and he, his cameraman, translator and driver were separated and interrogated by intelligence officers.
He said during his interrogation he was shown photographs of himself and the team in various venues since he arrived in the country.
Mr Lobel said he and his team were jailed before being taken to the prosecutor for more questioning and then "bizarrely, just as suddenly as we were arrested, we were then released and allowed to join the second day of this official media tour".
He rejected claims by the Qatari government that they had "trespassed on private property, which is against the law in Qatar just as it is in most countries".
He said they had sought to cover both sides of the story and did not want to base their report on just a tour given by the government.
