British geologist jailed in Iraq

BAGHDAD A retired British geologist was sentenced to 15 years in prison by an Iraqi court on Monday for attempting to smuggle ancient artifacts out of the country according to a Reuters reporter and judicial sources. Jim Fitton 66 was found guilty of.

Jim Fitton British Geologist Jailed For 15 Years For Trying To Smuggle Artefacts Out Of Iraq

23 hours 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.

. He and his family have argued. 23 hours agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT. 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.

The family of a retired British geologist have said they are shattered and heartbroken by the news he has been. 22 hours agoBritish man given 15-year jail sentence in Iraq for smuggling artefacts. A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

23 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. 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 including his defence attorney.

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. A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. 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.

Jim Fitton centre and Volker Waldmann right are handcuffed as they walk to a courtroom escorted by police arriving to. 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.

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BAGHDAD AP A British citizen was sentenced Monday by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of attempting to smuggle artifacts out of the country in a case that has attracted international attention. 22 hours agoA British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of smuggling artefacts out of the country in a ruling described as tantamount to a death sentence by his family. 21 hours 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.

A British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of. A British geologist was sentenced on Monday by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of attempting to smuggle artefacts out of the country in a case that has attracted international attention. The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the.

7 hours agoBath England resident Jim Fitton was sentenced to a 15-year prison sentence in an Iraqi prison for attempting to smuggle artifacts out. German tourist Volker Waldmann who was arrested at the same time as Fitton was acquitted of the same charges. In March Iraqi authorities detained James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport for transporting.

British man gets 15 years over smuggling artifacts. Under Iraqi law he could have faced the death penalty but on Monday a Baghdad court sentenced him to 15 years in prison. James Fitton has been jailed in Iraq after he collected some historic stones and tried to.

Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he was breaking Iraqi laws. A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts.

23 hours 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. 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 was detained in March after 12 fragments of.

Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12 stones and shards of broken pottery. Authorities said they could be considered archaeological pieces because they date back more than 200. The verdict handed down to Jim Fitton a retired geologist shocked the court in Baghdad.

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. 21 hours agoA British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country. 15 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.

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