Hermitage theft prosecution update

The prosecutor for the state demanded that Nikolai Zavadsky, a defendant in the criminal case over the theft of artworks from the Hermitage museum, be sentenced to six years in a general regime penal settlement. . .

The prosecutor also urged the court to issue a statement instructing the Hermitage administration to eliminate the faults in museum security and storing of artworks.

From Itar/Tass. Zavadsky was the husband of the Hermitage curator who died suddenly after the missing items hit the news.

Posted by David on March 14, 2007 1:13 PM