BAGHDAD —
An
Iraqi court on Sunday adjourned for two weeks the trial of a Briton and a
German man accused of trying to smuggle antiquities after a defense lawyer
called for more investigations.
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James Fitton, 66,
a retired British geologist, and Volker Waldmann, 60, a Berlin psychologist,
have been in custody since they were arrested on March 20 at
Baghdad airport as
they wound up their holiday.
According to
statements from customs officers and witnesses, Fitton’s baggage contained 10
stone fragments, pieces of pottery, or ceramics. Waldmann allegedly had two
pieces, but denied they were his. The two men did not know each other before
they traveled to Iraq on an organized tour, and both say they had no intention
of breaking the law.
The trial was
adjourned until June 6 to allow time for further investigations, at the request
of Waldmann’s defense lawyer, Furat Kuba.
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