British geologist jailed in Iraq

Monday, June 6, 2022 Edit

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. 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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. A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery. A British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of. Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12.

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

BAGHDAD June 6 Reuters - 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. 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. 17 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.

Jim Fitton 66 who originally hails from Bath had stolen 12 stones and shards of. Acquitted his German co. James Fitton has been jailed in Iraq after he collected some historic stones and tried to.

Jim Fitton 66 was found guilty of. 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. British geologist Jim Fitton was detained at the Baghdad airport on March 20 Image source.

Find additional regarding the arrest and Fittons merely timid escape from a lack of life penalty. 6 hours agoOn Monday an Iraqi court sentenced a retired British geologist Jim Fitton to 15 years in prison for trying to smuggle artifacts out of the country. BBC News A British retired geologist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by an Iraq court on Monday for attempting to smuggle ancient artefacts out of the country.

In March Iraqi authorities detained James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport for transporting. British geologist James Fitton has been arrested and sentenced for 15 years in jail after he tried to smuggle permitted artefacts from Iraq. 18 hours agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT.

18 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for allegedly attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. The family of a retired geologist who has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq say his sentence is tantamount to a death sentenceJim Fitton was sentenced at a. The family of a retired British geologist have said they are shattered and heartbroken by the news he has been.

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. 17 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 handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the court in Baghdad including his defence attorney.

Jim Fitton was detained in March after 12 fragments of. 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 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12 stones and shards of broken pottery during a recent geology and archaeology tour of the country.

June 6 2022 424 PM. We are obviously incredibly concerned about Jims well-being. READ ALSO Killers of Ondo worshippers must be arrested punished Sultan.

Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he. 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. The 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 freedom.

Still his son-in-law Sam Tasker said the retired geologist is trying to. 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. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts.

News that an Iraqi court sentenced 66-year-old James Fitton to 15 years in prison for trying to smuggle ancient artifacts came as a gut punch to the British mans family. A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. German tourist Volker Waldmann who was arrested at the same time as Fitton was acquitted of the same charges.

Jim Fitton 66 collected 12 stones and shards of broken pottery as souvenirs while visiting a site in Eridu in southeast Iraq as part of an organised geology and archaeology tour.

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