Khaberni - The Egyptian prosecution has made 4 urgent decisions regarding the incident of embezzling the golden bracelet from the restoration laboratory inside the Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo.
The prosecution announced that it has started a comprehensive investigation in front of the technical office of the head of the authority, chaired by Counselor Khairy Mawad, to investigate the shortcomings in the museum’s security system. Additionally, a judicial committee headed by Counselor Ahmed Abdel Salam conducted a thorough field inspection of the restoration laboratory and electronic gates, attended by museum officials and several specialists.
The initial investigations revealed that the bracelet dates back to the Third Intermediate Period about 900 years before Christ, made of pure gold and studded with rare lapis lazuli, and was stored in the laboratory in preparation for its display at an international exhibition. It was found that there was a deficiency in the records of dealing with archaeological pieces inside the laboratory despite their receipt being recorded in the general logs.
The prosecution also decided to assign a committee from the Supreme Council of Antiquities to review the security procedures and handling of archaeological pieces inside the museum, and to prepare an urgent report on the gaps and observations. In addition, they ordered a comprehensive inventory of the laboratory’s holdings and requested investigations by regulatory authorities to determine responsibilities.
The prosecution emphasized that investigations are ongoing to hold the culprits accountable, stressing that the case serves as a warning of the need to review the procedures for protecting archaeological items in all Egyptian museums to preserve the national heritage.
