British geologist jailed in Iraq
The verdict reportedly shocked both his family and court members who argued that Fitton had not acted with criminal intent. 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.
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16 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. A British retired geologist will spend 15 years in an Iraqi jail after he was convicted of trying to smuggle antique pottery. 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.
A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. 15 hours agoA British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out 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.
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. The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the court in Baghdad including his defence attorney. German tourist Volker Waldmann who was arrested at the same time as Fitton was acquitted of the same charges.
Jim Fitton 66 was found guilty of. Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12. 17 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.
A British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of. 15 hours agoBritish man given 15-year jail sentence in Iraq for smuggling artefacts. 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.
17 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. June 6 2022 336 AM. 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.
17 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for allegedly attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. In March Iraqi authorities detained James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport for transporting. In a previous court appearance in Baghdad Jim Fitton told a panel of three judges that he was unaware.
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. 17 hours agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT. READ ALSO Killers of Ondo worshippers must be arrested punished Sultan.
The family of a retired British geologist have said they are shattered and heartbroken by the news he has been. 11 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. Jim Fitton centre and Volker Waldmann right are handcuffed as they walk to a courtroom escorted by police arriving to.
16 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. Find additional regarding the arrest and Fittons merely timid escape from a lack of life penalty. 16 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.
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. Authorities said they could be considered archaeological pieces because they date back more than 200. 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.
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. British Geologist James Fitton has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq after he tried to smuggle illegal artifacts. 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 verdict handed down to Jim Fitton a retired geologist shocked the court in Baghdad. British geologist James Fitton has been arrested and sentenced for 15 years in jail after he tried to smuggle permitted artefacts from 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 was detained in March after 12 fragments of. James Fitton has been jailed in Iraq after he collected some historic stones and tried to.
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