Uzbek Culture Ministry receives painting of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
13/03/2019 20:38
Uzbek Culture Ministry receives painting of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
13/03/2019 20:38
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Prosecutor-General of Uzbekistan carried out investigation on criminal case, opened by Yakkasaroy district police station.
The investigation showed that in 2008, citizen sold a painting of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn to his acquaintance for US$50,000 and he imported illegally it to foreign state.
In 2014-2019, criminal cases was suspended several times and terminated due to the absence of corpus delicti, and also due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
Afterwards, a citizen applied to the Prosecutor-General’s Office and expressed his disagreement with adopted decision.
Prosecutor-General’s Office received the case and started investigation in June of 2018. In the result of investigation, the painting was found.
Two persons were charged and jailed, while the painting was handed over to the government. The court dismissed appeal on 18 January 2019.
The painting of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was handed over to the commission of the Ministry of Culture of Uzbekistan.
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