British geologist jailed in Iraq

Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12. 17 hours agoA British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country.

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. June 6 2022 336 AM. 16 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. 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.

James Fitton has been jailed in Iraq after he collected some historic stones and tried to. Find additional regarding the arrest and Fittons merely timid escape from a lack of life penalty. Under Iraqi law he could have faced the death penalty but on Monday a Baghdad court sentenced him to 15 years in prison.

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. In a previous court appearance in Baghdad Jim Fitton told a panel of three judges that he was unaware. 15 hours agoBritish geologist jailed in Iraq after taking artefacts.

18 hours agoThe retired British geologist has now been sentenced to 15 years in prison on smuggling charges by an Iraqi court. 19 hours agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT. Jim Fitton centre and Volker Waldmann right are handcuffed as they walk to a courtroom escorted by police arriving to.

In March Iraqi authorities detained James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport for transporting. Jim Fitton was detained in March after 12 fragments of. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts.

The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the. 18 hours 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. Read more on bbccouk.

British geologist jailed in Iraq after taking artefacts Updated. 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. A retired British geologist accused by Iraq of collecting small archaeological fragments had no criminal intent his family said expressing hopes the charges potentially punishable by death.

German tourist Volker Waldmann who was arrested at the same time as Fitton was acquitted of the same charges. 19 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. The family of a retired British geologist have said they are shattered and heartbroken by the news he has been.

Log in or sign up to leave a comment. 19 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. British geologist jailed in Iraq after taking artefacts.

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. A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery. Jim Fitton 66 was found guilty of.

Jim Fitton from Britain and Volker Waldmann from Germany in handcuffs. 19 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. The verdict reportedly shocked both his family and court members who argued that Fitton had not acted with criminal intent.

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. British geologist James Fitton has been arrested and sentenced for 15 years in jail after he tried to smuggle permitted artefacts from Iraq.

June 6th 2022 0505 PM IST. A British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of. 18 hours agoBritish man given 15-year jail sentence in Iraq for smuggling artefacts.

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. 19 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for allegedly attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. 11 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.

Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he.

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