Natalia Intotero, the Minister of Culture, said that the authorities in Romania and the Netherlands were mobilized to identify those who stole the Dacian treasure.
Natalia Intotero, Minister of Culture/Photo: Inquam Photos
“It is a loss that cannot be described in words, it is a sad day for Romania and I want with all my heart that the mobilization of the authorities will lead to catching the perpetrators and to recover this heritage, which has an invaluable value for our country and for every Romanian In part and to bring him home, where is his place ”, said Natalia Intotero for B1TV.
The Minister also assured that the authorized institutions will collaborate to catch the perpetrators.
“I assure you that all the authorized institutions have been mobilized and are extremely determined and there is a cross -border collaboration, not only for the Netherlands, and for the surrounding countries, so that the perpetrators are rapidly caught and we will recover our treasure. (…)
Now all the power is to the Dutch authorities with which there is a permanent collaboration”, Stated the Minister of Culture.
Among the stolen objects, are the famous Dacian helmet from Coțofenești.
According to firefighters who arrived at the scene, the explosion, which took place at 3:45 in the morning, was not followed by a fire, writes the Dutch publication RTV Dethe.
The Romanian police opened, ex officio, a criminal case to find out who the author of the robbery is, but also how many people were involved.
Due to the incident, the museum will remain closed all weekend. The director of the museum told the incident that it was a “black day” for the institution he runs.
