British geologist jailed in Iraq

By SAMYA KULLAB yesterday. The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the court in Baghdad.

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Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he was breaking Iraqi laws.

. The verdict handed. Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he. A British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of smuggling artefacts out of.

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. A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery. 1 day agoBritish man given 15-year jail sentence in Iraq for smuggling artefacts.

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

He 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. Jim Fitton from Britain and Volker Waldmann from Germany in handcuffs. Authorities said they could be considered archaeological pieces because they date back more than 200.

1 day 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. Read more on bbccouk.

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

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. BAGHDAD AP A British citizen was sentenced Monday by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison after being convicted of attempting to smuggle artifacts out of the country in a case that has attracted international attention. Iraqi authorities had arrested James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport in March for carrying small fragments of ancient pottery in.

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. James Fitton has been jailed in Iraq after he collected some historic stones and tried to. Jim Fitton was detained in March after 12 fragments of.

Jim Fitton centre and Volker Waldmann right are handcuffed as they walk to a courtroom escorted by police arriving to. 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. 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.

A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. 23 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

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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. 1 hour agoA British former oil and gas geologist has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison after being convicted of attempting to smuggle artefacts out of the country. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts.

1 day agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT. 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. 18 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. Jim Fitton 66 was found guilty of.

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