For attempting to export from Ukraine of cultural values will be judged by two citizens.
The Prosecutor's office of Volyn, in collaboration with the Office of the SBU in the region and units of the customs and border officials carried out systematic measures to prevent the export outside Ukraine of historical and cultural values. The Prosecutor's office of Volyn region, according to the investigators of USBU in the field of pre-trial investigation, approved and sent to court indictments in two criminal proceedings on the Commission of smuggling of cultural values. So, sent to court the indictment concerning the citizen of Ukraine who temporarily lives in one of the Baltic countries, and in July last year, following by car from Ukraine to the Republic of Poland through the checkpoint “:”, trying to move with concealment from customs control, two old icons - "the mother of God kasperskaya” in 1856 and “hosts” in a brass frame gravirovani that have cultural and historical value. Another citizen of Ukraine, resident of the Rivne region, in October last year, was caught at the checkpoint «ustilug” during the attempts of illegal movement across the border antiquities: frame 32 arrowheads to the arrows VII - II. to n. e and IX - XIII centuries, frames with 11 pieces made of stone called "Instruments of labour and hunting Trypillya culture" of the V-III centuries. BC tricuspid triptych ‘the virgin with the upcoming" of the NINETEENTH century, several hundreds of ancient jewelry (bracelets, wraps, brooches, rings, buttons, buckles, pendants, charms, pins), suspension “Cross-vine” XVII - XVIII century, three bronze blades knives for ritual purposes. IX - XIII centuries, four bronze devices for writing the XII-XIII centuries, three axes-talismans of the XI - XII century, which are the collection and represent the cultural, historical and ethnographic value. Seized all the historical and cultural values handed over for safekeeping to the Volyn regional Museum. Actions accused are qualified under part 2 of article 15, part 1 St. 201 Criminal code of Ukraine (attempt at smuggling), responsibility for which is provided in the form of deprivation of liberty for a term from 3 to 7 years. The further fate of both the mountain and smugglers court will decide. The press service of the Prosecutor's office of areaÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
