British geologist jailed in Iraq

19 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 pair had been held in Iraq as a result of the objects had been found of their baggage on 20 March.

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James Fitton is a revered British geologist who was arrested in Baghdad Airport and jailed for 15 years after he narrowly escaped a lack of life penalty for smuggling historic artifacts.

. James Fitton is a revered British geologist who was arrested in Baghdad Airport and jailed for 15 years after he narrowly escaped a death penalty for smuggling ancient artifacts. The pair had been held in Iraq since the items were found in their bags on 20 March. 18 hours agoBritish geologist Jim Fitton jailed in Iraq for taking stones from historical site West Country World Bath Crime and Courts Monday 6 June 2022 1059am Jim Fitton 66 and originally from Bath has. Jim Fitton 66 was found guilty of.

The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the court in Baghdad. 11 hours agoThe court found James Fitton a 66-year-old retired geologist guilty under a 2002 law that carries a sentence of seven to 15 years in prison for. He was arrested alongside his fellow researcher scientist. 18 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years after he was accused of trying to smuggle artefacts out of Iraq.

In a previous court appearance in Baghdad Jim Fitton told a panel of three judges that he was unaware. 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. 16 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. A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery.

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. 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. 19 hours agoReuters A retired British geologist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being accused of attempting to smuggle broken pottery out of Iraq. 17 hours agoBy Will Taylor A British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country.

In March Iraqi authorities detained James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport for transporting. Retired British geologist Jim Fitton. 18 hours agoThe retired British geologist has now been sentenced to 15 years in prison on smuggling charges by an Iraqi court. 19 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for allegedly attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

He was arrested alongside his fellow researcher scientist. The verdict reportedly shocked both his family and court members who argued that Fitton had not acted with criminal intent. 17 hours agoA British citizen was sentenced Monday by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of attempting to smuggle artefacts out of the. Family of retired British geologist jailed in Iraq vow to fight for his freedom Bronwen Weatherby June 6 2022 336 AM The family of a retired British geologist have said they are shattered and.

Jim Fitton was detained in March after 12. 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. 18 hours agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun. 18 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.

2 hours agoBath England resident Jim Fitton was sentenced to a 15-year prison sentence in an Iraqi prison for attempting to smuggle artifacts out. 16 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. Iraqi authorities had arrested James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport in March for carrying small fragments of ancient pottery in. Read more on bbccouk.

18 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. Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12. By SAMYA KULLAB yesterday. 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.

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. 18 hours agoBritish geologist jailed for 15 years in Iraq for smuggling artefacts Verdict in case of Jim Fitton 66 shocks court in Baghdad after family. Jim Fitton from Britain and Volker Waldmann from Germany in handcuffs. Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he.