Three British men, who say they were beaten by Dubai police and had guns held to their heads, have been sentenced to four years in prison for drug offences.
Grant Cameron, 25, Karl Williams, 26, and Suneet Jeerh, 25, were found guilty of possession of synthetic cannabis, known as spice.
The men, from London, were arrested last July while they were on holiday in the Gulf state.
Cameron's mother, Tracy, told Sky News her son was subjected to electric shocks and beatings at the hands of police.
The three also claimed they were forced to sign documents in Arabic - a language none of them understands - after having guns put to their heads.
Mrs Cameron said on Sunday: "When he was initially arrested, the three boys were separated, handcuffed, put into cars and driven into the desert.
"It did appear that the CID officers were using different tactics to try and disorientate the boys.
"They were beaten while handcuffed while in separate cars. Beaten around the head, guns were held to their head and they received various Taser injuries as well."
Williams also said he had electric shocks administered to his testicles.
Following the sentencing Mrs Cameron said she was "ecstatic" with the result - the men's families had originally been warned they could face the death penalty.
She told Sky News she was confident the men will be granted pardons during an amnesty in Ramadan in July and will be free by the end of the year.
She said she had seen her son for two hours last Thursday and that he is being held in a maximum security prison in "quite harsh conditions".
Jeerh's sister Davena Kumar told Sky News she believes her brother is innocent and that his lawyers will be appealing the sentence.
She also backed up the trio's claims of torture, saying: "I definitely believe he was tortured, not only do I believe he was tortured, I've actually seen the marks on his body still."
Pressure group Reprieve, which campaigns on behalf of prisoners, said the men should be granted clemency and their torture allegations should be thoroughly investigated.
Reprieve investigator Kate Higham said: "The central fact of this case remains that these men were tortured by police, but there has been no proper investigation into their abuse.
"The only reasonable course of action for the UAE authorities now is to grant these men clemency, release them and allow them to return home to their families.
"David Cameron must push for this when UAE President Sheikh Khalifa arrives on a state visit tomorrow."
Number 10 said: "During the state visit of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan there will be opportunities to raise a wide range of issues including concerns about this and other consular cases."
The UAE has said it has investigated the allegations of torture and found them "baseless".
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