Hum Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 An Egyptian court has found 11 culture ministry employees guilty of negligence, after the theft of a Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum. The officials include Deputy Culture Minister Mohsen Shalan, and the museum's director. They have been sentenced to three years in jail but each given bail of about $1,750 (?1,100), pending an appeal. The Van Gogh painting was stolen in broad daylight from the Mahmud Khalil museum on 21 August. The work - known as both "Poppy Flowers" and "Vase and Flowers" - was cut out of its frame. It is valued at more than $50m (?32m). The investigation found that none of the museum's alarms and only seven of 43 security cameras were working. In addition, the museum had reduced its security personnel, meaning that often there was only one guard on duty. more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Lyons10 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Hm... That's AWFULLY negligent... Perhaps they had some involvement? Or someone else at the museum? I mean, the jail sentence seems a bit outrageous (Even for Egypt), but I would definitely question why so much went right here (For the criminals...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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