Kiev – Finally the 17 works of art stolen from the Museum of Castelvecchio in Verona, on 19th November 2015, are back in Italy. They were found on May 6th 2016 thanks to a long and complex operation which involved in full synergy Comando Carabinieri for the protection of Cultural Heritage, supported by ‘territorial weapon, the State Police that operated the Central Operational Service and the Mobile Squad of Verona, the judiciary and the Moldovan and Ukrainian special forces and Central Directorate of Criminal Police Italian which allowed international cooperation, coordinated by Procura of Verona. This morning at the Khanenko museum in Kiev, it was held the ceremony of delivery of the stolen works in presence of the president of Ukraine Petro Porosenko, the Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini, the mayor of Verona, Flavio Tosi and whole Italian delegation. (9Colonne)
