British geologist facing death penalty in Iraq for ‘smuggling broken pottery’

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‘We have days to save him before sentencing,’ family say

, the Liberal Democrat MP who represents family members in Bath, said Mr Fitton’s case was “deeply worrying” and urged the British government to intervene.The detained Briton’s children - Joshua and Leila - and Leila’s husband Sam Tasker have launched the petition calling for the same.

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