British geologist jailed in Iraq

17 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.

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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.

. 17 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 66 was found guilty of. 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 British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of. 16 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. Jim Fitton 66 was detained by authorities in the Middle Eastern.

17 hours agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT. 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 British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery.

A retired British geologist is facing the death penalty in Iraq after being arrested at the airport over shards of broken pottery according to his family. The family of a retired British geologist facing the death penalty in Iraq have called on the UK government to urgently intervene. Read more on bbccouk.

Log in or sign up to leave a comment. 17 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. 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.

German tourist Volker Waldmann who was arrested at the same time as Fitton was acquitted of the same charges. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts. 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.

9 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. 13 hours agoBritish geologist jailed in Iraq after taking artefacts. 14 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. 15 hours agoA British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country. Under Iraqi law he could have faced the death penalty but on Monday a Baghdad court sentenced him to 15 years in prison.

Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he. 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.

Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12 stones and shards of broken pottery. 17 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. A retired British geologist accused by Iraq of collecting small archaeological fragments had no criminal intent his family said expressing hopes the charges potentially punishable by death.

A retired British geologist is at risk of facing the death penalty after being accused of attempting to smuggle historic artefacts out of Iraq according to.

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