British geologist jailed in Iraq

18 hours agoA retired British geologist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being accused of attempting to smuggle broken pottery out of Iraq. 1 day agoA British man has been sentenced to 15 years in an Iraqi prison after collecting items from a historical site in the east of the country.

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. Jim Fitton was detained in March after 12 fragments of. 18 hours agoBAGHDAD AP A British citizen was sentenced Monday by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of smuggling artefacts out of the country in a case that has attracted international attention. 1 day agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for allegedly attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts. BAGHDAD AP A British citizen was sentenced Monday by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison after being convicted of attempting to smuggle artifacts out of the country in a case that has attracted international attention.

1 day agoBritish man given 15-year jail sentence in Iraq for smuggling artefacts. Jim Fitton a retired geologist from Bath had picked up 12 stones and shards of broken pottery during a visit to the Middle Eastern country. Thaier Al-SudaniReuters An Iraqi court sentenced a retired British geologist to 15 years in prison on Monday for trying to smuggle ancient artifacts out of the country a Reuters news agency reporter and judicial sources said.

Under Iraqi law he could have faced the death penalty but on Monday a Baghdad court sentenced him to 15 years in prison. The family of a retired British geologist have said they are shattered and heartbroken by the news he has been. Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12.

Authorities said they could be considered archaeological pieces because they date back more than 200. Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12 stones and shards of broken pottery during a recent geology and archaeology tour of the country. 1 day agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT.

Jim Fitton collected 12. German tourist Volker Waldmann who was arrested at the same time as Fitton was acquitted of the same charges. The verdict handed.

Find additional regarding the arrest and Fittons merely timid escape from a lack of life penalty. Iraqi authorities had arrested James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport in March for carrying small fragments of ancient pottery in. 1 day agoThe family of a retired British geologist who has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq said they are shattered and heartbroken by the verdict.

James Fitton has been jailed in Iraq after he collected some historic stones and tried to. READ ALSO Killers of Ondo worshippers must be arrested punished Sultan. Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he was breaking Iraqi laws.

A British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of smuggling artefacts out of. 1 day agoAn Iraqi court sentenced a retired British geologist to 15 years in prison on Monday for trying to smuggle ancient artifacts out of the country a Reuters news agency reporter and judicial sources said. 3 hours agoA British former oil and gas geologist has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison after being convicted of attempting to smuggle artefacts out of the country.

British geologist James Fitton has been arrested and sentenced for 15 years in jail after he tried to smuggle permitted artefacts from Iraq. The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the court in Baghdad. 56 minutes agoA 66-year-old retired geologist Jim Fitton was convicted of trying to smuggle artifacts out of the country after his arrest at Baghdad.

1 day agoA British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country. A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

19 hours agoA British tourist who took pottery shards from an archaeological site was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in an Iraqi prison after a Baghdad court convicted him of trying to smuggle the artifacts. 1 day agoThe family of a retired British geologist have said they are shattered and heartbroken by the news he has been jailed by an Iraqi court for 15 years and vowed to keep fighting for his. Jim Fitton from Britain and Volker Waldmann from Germany in handcuffs.

1 day agoA retired British geologist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being accused of attempting to smuggle broken pottery out of Iraq. Jim Fitton centre and Volker Waldmann right are handcuffed as they walk to a courtroom escorted by police arriving to. Jim Fitton 66 was found guilty of.

A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery. By SAMYA KULLAB yesterday.

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