British government lobbying Iraq for archaeologist’s release: FM Liz Truss

LONDON, 02 July 2022, (TON): The UK government is lobbying for the release of a British archaeologist imprisoned in Iraq, it was revealed.

Jim Fitton was sentenced to 15 years in prison in June for attempting to smuggle artifacts out of the country, a crime that can also carry the death sentence.

Fitton’s family has criticized the British government for what it calls a poor response to the case, however UK foreign secretary Liz Truss told media “work was being carried out to convince the Iraqi government to release the archaeologist.”

She said “I know our ambassador is working on that, as is our ministerial team.”

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