British geologist jailed in Iraq

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. 1403 Tue Jun 7 2022 UPDATED.

Iraq Jails Retired British Geologist For 15 Years Over Pocketed Shards News The Times

A retired British geologist accused by Iraq of collecting small archaeological fragments had no criminal intent his family said expressing hopes the charges potentially.

. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts. Jim Fitton 66 collected 12 stones and. Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12 stones and shards.

Jim Fitton 66 was detained by authorities in the. Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12 stones and shards of broken pottery. 1 day agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT.

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. 20 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. 4 hours 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.

A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery. Jim Fitton from Britain and Volker Waldmann from Germany in handcuffs. Under Iraqi law he could have faced the death penalty but on Monday.

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. Jim Fitton collected 12 stones and shards of. 1 day agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

Thaier Al-SudaniReuters An Iraqi court sentenced a retired British geologist to 15 years in prison on. Jim Fitton is due to stand. 1 day agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for allegedly attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

The family of a retired British geologist facing the death penalty in Iraq have called on the UK government to urgently intervene. 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. June 6 2022 336 AM.

1 hour agoA 66-year-old retired geologist Jim Fitton was convicted of trying to smuggle artifacts out of the country after his arrest at Baghdad airport with the fragments and stones in. Jim Fitton a retired geologist from Bath had picked up 12 stones and shards of. A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq.

Jim Fitton was detained in March. 1 hour agoA BRITISH geologist who was facing the death penalty for collecting artefacts in Iraq has been jailed for 15 years. 1 day 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.

Retired British geologist who faces death penalty in Iraq for smuggling historical artefacts is left heartbroken after missing his daughters wedding Jim Fitton 66 was not able. Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12 stones and. 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.

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 intending to take the 200. 1 day agoA British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country.

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