Emirati authorities say an ex-Royal Marine arrested in Dubai over spying suspicion has been cleared

A former Royal Marine who was arrested in Dubai on suspicion of spying has been cleared and is free to leave the country, authorities in the United Arab Emirates said Friday.

UK media reported this week that Matthew Croucher, who won one of Britain’s highest bravery honors for his service in Afghanistan, had been arrested in November and banned from leaving the UAE pending an investigation.

His family said in a statement that the case was…