Arrested a suspect in the theft of paintings Kuindzhi from the Tretyakov gallery
. law enforcement agencies have detained suspected in the theft from the Tretyakov gallery paintings of Arkhip Kuindzhi " AI-Petri. Crimea ", said the official representative of the Ministry Irina Wolf.
It is clarified that the 31-year-old man found in the village of Zarechye Odintsovo district of the Metropolitan area.
He told the investigators that he hid the stolen painting within the construction site where he was found.
on inaccurate data, the crime is committed from mercenary motives.
About the suspect it is known that in the beginning of winter, he was detained for possession of drugs, He is placed under house arrest.
first it was claimed that the scene of iniquities in Lavrushinsky lane, the perpetrator could have escaped in a white Mercedes SUV.
currently, law enforcement agencies identify possible accomplices to the theft of the painting.
A criminal case under the criminal code according to clause " plunder of the subjects having special value ", the trial continues.
yesterday unidentified stole a picture " AI-Petri. Crimea " right from the exhibition in the Tretyakov gallery. Her insurance Cost, according to the Ministry of culture and the insurer - the organisation of "Sterkh" is 12 million rubles (about 180 thousand dollars).
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