British geologist jailed in Iraq

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

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. 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. 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. German tourist Volker Waldmann who was arrested at the same time as Fitton was acquitted of the same charges.

READ ALSO Killers of Ondo worshippers must be arrested punished Sultan. 23 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. In March Iraqi authorities detained James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport for transporting.

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

The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the. Read more on bbccouk. 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.

Find further regarding the arrest and Fittons merely timid escape from a lack of life penalty. 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. 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. Jim Fitton was detained in March after 12 fragments of. 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 retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. Jim Fitton collected 12 stones and shards of broken. 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.

British man gets 15 years over smuggling artifacts. 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.

Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he. June 6th 2022 0505 PM IST. A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery.

British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts. 23 hours agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT. 20 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

21 hours agoA British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country. 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 stones and shards of.

A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery. James Fitton has been jailed in Iraq after he collected some historic stones and tried to. 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.

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. Fitton 66 collected 12. Jim Fitton centre and Volker Waldmann right are handcuffed as they walk to a courtroom escorted by police arriving to.

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. 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 intending to take the 200-year-old.

15 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. Authorities said they could be considered archaeological pieces because they date back more than 200. 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. 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. 22 hours agoBritish man given 15-year jail sentence in Iraq for smuggling artefacts.

16 hours agoThe retired British geologist has now been sentenced to 15 years in prison on. 23 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for allegedly attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. 7 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 Iraq British media reports.

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. 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. 23 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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