U.K. Tourist Jailed for Taking Artifacts in Iraq Has Conviction Overturned
A British retiree who had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for pocketing stones and shards at an archaeological site was acquitted on appeal.
Source: nytimes.com
Volker Waldman News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
Stay updated with breaking news from Volker Waldman. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Top News In Volker Waldman Today - Breaking & Trending Today
'The Foreign Office has let us down – my dad is no smuggler'
Retired Brit Jim Fitton picked up a handful of pottery fragments in Iraq – and could now die in a Baghdad prison, says his worried daughter
Source: telegraph.co.uk
British man sentenced to 15 years for smuggling artifacts out of Iraq
Retired geologist Jim Fitton was sentenced to 15 years in Iraqi prison after being convicted of attempting to smuggle artifacts out of the country.
Source: usatoday.com
Iraq: British Man Gets 15 Years Over Smuggling Artifacts
BAGHDAD—A British citizen was sentenced Monday by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of ...
Source: theepochtimes.com
Heartbroken daughter of British pensioner jailed for 15 years in Iraq breaks down on GMB
Mr Fitton's daughter Leila this morning appeared on Good Morning Britain to give an interview regarding her father's detention, but only managed to utter two sentences before breaking down in tears.
Source: dailymail.co.uk