A retired British geologist who faced the death penalty for collecting artefacts will finally be freed from an Iraqi prison and reunited with his family.
Officials said at the time of the OAP's conviction the artefacts he took could be considered as archaeological pieces as they date back more than 200 years, with the crimes normally punishable by death under Iraqi law.
Dad-of-two Jim Fitton, 66, was jailed for 15 years after collecting 12 stones and shards of broken pottery which he took while visiting a site in Eridu, in Iraq's south east, as part of an organised geology and archaeology tour.
