British geologist jailed in Iraq

19 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. 22 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.

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23 hours agoReuters A 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 a retired geologist from Bath had picked up 12 stones and shards of broken pottery during a visit to the Middle Eastern country. 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 has. 20 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.

Jim Fitton centre and Volker Waldmann right are handcuffed as they walk to a courtroom escorted by police arriving to. 14 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. A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

Jim Fitton was detained in March after 12. 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. Alamy By Will Taylor A British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country.

Under Iraqi laws he may need confronted the lack of life penalty nevertheless on Monday a Baghdad court docket docket sentenced him to fifteen years in jail. The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the. Iraqi authorities had arrested James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport in March for carrying small fragments of ancient pottery in.

21 hours agoJim Fitton left with Wolker Waldmann. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts. German tourist Volker Waldmann who was arrested at the same time as Fitton was acquitted of the same charges.

British man gets 15 years over smuggling artifacts. A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery. 21 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.

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 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12 stones and shards of broken pottery during a recent geology and archaeology tour of the country. 22 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.

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21 hours agoBritish man given 15-year jail sentence in Iraq for smuggling 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. In March Iraqi authorities detained James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport for transporting.

6 hours agoBath England resident Jim Fitton was sentenced to a 15-year prison sentence in an Iraqi prison for attempting to smuggle artifacts out of. Family of retired British geologist jailed in Iraq vow to fight for his freedom Bronwen Weatherby June 6 2022 336 AM The family of a retired British geologist have said they are shattered and. Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he was breaking Iraqi laws.

A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. 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 from Britain and Volker Waldmann from Germany in handcuffs.

Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts. 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.

22 hours agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT. 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.

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