British geologist jailed in 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. 10 hours agoA 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.

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. Authorities said they could be considered archaeological pieces because they date back more than 200. The verdict reportedly shocked both his family and court members who argued that Fitton had not acted with criminal intent. Jim Fitton 66 was found guilty of.

A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. In a previous court appearance in Baghdad Jim Fitton told a panel of three judges that he was unaware. 7 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.

A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery. 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. 15 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.

The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the court in Baghdad including his defence attorney. The verdict handed down to Jim Fitton a retired geologist shocked the court in Baghdad. A British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of.

15 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for allegedly attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. 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. 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 geologist who has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq say his sentence is tantamount to a death sentenceJim Fitton was sentenced at a. 15 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. Jim Fitton was detained in March after 12 fragments of.

14 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. 16 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 have said they are shattered and heartbroken by the news he has been.

13 hours agoA British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country. 6 hours agoITV News published this video item entitled Family of retired British geologist liken his 15-year jail term in Iraq to death sentence ITV News below is their description. June 6th 2022 0505 PM IST.

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 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12. 15 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.

In March Iraqi authorities detained James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport for transporting. Jim Fitton 66 who originally hails from Bath had stolen 12 stones and shards of broken pottery during his last geology and archaeology visit to the country. 14 hours agoA judge in Baghdad found retired geologist Jim Fitton 66 guilty of criminal intent to smuggle artefacts older than 200 years old out 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. 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. British geologist jailed in Iraq after taking artefacts.

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15 hours agoThe retired British geologist has now been sentenced to 15 years in prison on smuggling charges by an Iraqi court. Iraqi authorities had arrested James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport in March for carrying small fragments of ancient pottery in. 14 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.

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