British geologist jailed in Iraq

A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery. A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

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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.

. Under Iraqi law he could have faced the death penalty but on Monday a Baghdad court sentenced him to 15 years in prison. Jim Fitton was detained in March after 12 fragments of. A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

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. 15 hours agoFamily of retired British geologist jailed in Iraq vow to fight for his freedom Jim Fitton was sentenced to 15 years in prison at a court in Baghdad on Monday. 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.

June 6 2022 336 AM. 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. Authorities said they could be considered archaeological pieces because they date back more than 200.

18 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. 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. Read more on bbccouk.

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. 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 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.

A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. June 6th 2022 0505 PM IST. 11 hours agoBath England resident Jim Fitton was sentenced to a 15-year prison sentence in an Iraqi prison for attempting to smuggle artifacts.

James Fitton has been jailed in Iraq after he collected some historic stones and tried to. 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. 1 day agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT.

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. READ ALSO Killers of Ondo worshippers must be arrested punished Sultan. 16 hours agoThe retired British geologist has now been sentenced to 15 years in prison on.

A British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of smuggling artefacts out of. Jim Fitton collected 12. German tourist Volker Waldmann who was arrested at the same time as Fitton was acquitted of the same charges.

1 day agoBritish man given 15-year jail sentence in Iraq for smuggling artefacts. 1 day agoA British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country. 1 day agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for allegedly attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

15 hours agoThe Guardian - A 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 case that. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts. 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. The family of a retired British geologist have said they are shattered and heartbroken by the news he has been. 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. British man gets 15 years over smuggling artifacts. Iraqi authorities had arrested James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport in March for carrying small fragments of ancient pottery in.

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

1 day agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from 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. Jim Fitton from Britain and Volker Waldmann from Germany in handcuffs.

British geologist James Fitton has been arrested and sentenced for 15 years in jail after he tried to smuggle permitted artefacts from Iraq. The family of a retired British geologist who has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq said they are shattered and heartbroken by the verdict. In March Iraqi authorities detained James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport for transporting.

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. The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the. Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he.

Find further regarding the arrest and Fittons merely timid escape from a lack of life penalty.

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