British geologist jailed in Iraq
British geologist James Fitton has been arrested and sentenced for 15 years in jail after he tried to smuggle permitted artefacts from Iraq. Iraqi authorities had arrested James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport in March for carrying small fragments of ancient pottery in.
German tourist Volker Waldmann who was arrested at the same time as Fitton was acquitted of the same charges.
. Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12. 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. 17 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.
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. Under Iraqi law he could have faced the death penalty but on Monday a Baghdad court sentenced him to 15 years in prison. 18 hours agoBritish man given 15-year jail sentence in Iraq for smuggling artefacts.
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. 17 hours agoA British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country. A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.
The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the. 16 hours agoThe retired British geologist has now been sentenced to 15 years in prison on. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts.
Authorities said they could be considered archaeological pieces because they date back more than 200. Jim Fitton was detained in March after 12 fragments of. Find additional regarding the arrest and Fittons merely timid escape from a lack of life penalty.
3 hours agoBath England resident Jim Fitton was sentenced to a 15-year prison sentence in an Iraqi prison for attempting to smuggle artifacts out. 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. 20 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 who has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq said they are shattered and heartbroken by the verdict. 18 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. 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 centre and Volker Waldmann right are handcuffed as they walk to a courtroom escorted by police arriving to. James Fitton has been jailed in Iraq after he collected some historic stones and tried to. The family of a retired British geologist have said they are shattered and heartbroken by the news he has been.
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. 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.
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. 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. In March Iraqi authorities detained James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport for transporting.
19 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for allegedly attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. A British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of. The verdict handed down to Jim Fitton a retired geologist shocked the court in Baghdad.
June 6 2022 336 AM. 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 verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the court in Baghdad including his defence attorney.
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A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery.
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