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. 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.

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. 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 verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton shocked the court in Baghdad including his defence attorney. 15 hours agoLast modified on Mon 6 Jun 2022 0600 EDT.

15 hours agoThe retired British geologist has now been sentenced to 15 years in prison on smuggling charges by an Iraqi court. 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. 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.

State Division officers report spiritual freedom woes wins throughout the globe. 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. 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.

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. God Makes use of Individuals A Devotional by Max Lucado. June 6 2022 336 AM.

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. Jim Fitton was detained in March after 12 fragments of. In a previous court appearance in Baghdad Jim Fitton told a panel of three judges that he was unaware.

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

16 hours agoA retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for allegedly attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. UKs Johnson to face no-confidence vote over Partygate scandal Boris Johnson Information. Mr Fitton has insisted he had no idea he.

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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 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. Jim Fitton 66 who is originally from Bath collected 12.

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. Iraqi authorities had arrested James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport in March for carrying small fragments of ancient pottery in. 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.

A retired British geologist has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from Iraq. Jim Fitton 66 was found guilty of. 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.

The verdict reportedly shocked both his family and court members who argued that Fitton had not acted with criminal intent. The family of a retired British geologist have said they are shattered and heartbroken by the news he has been. Authorities said they could be considered archaeological pieces because they date back more than 200.

In March Iraqi authorities detained James Fitton 66 at Baghdad International Airport for transporting. 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. 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.

A British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of. 14 hours agoA British father has been jailed for 15 years in Iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country. READ ALSO Killers of Ondo worshippers must be arrested punished Sultan.

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