Egyptian government on Monday decided to assign a British law firm to file a legal challenge against the Christie’s auction.
Senior leaders of the Foreign Ministry, Interior Ministry, General Prosecution, State Cases Authority and Security bodies participated in the meeting.
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities, Dr. Khaled Al-Anani, headed the emergency meeting as well as the National Committee for Recovered Antiquities (NCRA).
Dr. Zahi Hawass, an Egyptian iconic Archaeologist and former Antiquities Minister, has participated at the meeting.
They discussed the auction held on July 3 and 4 at the Christie’s auction hall in London, where Egyptian Pharaonic Antiquities and bust of the Tutankhamun were sold illegally.
During the meeting, the committee expressed its deep dissatisfaction with the unprofessional behavior of the sale of Egyptian antiquities without showing the title deeds and the proof of the legitimacy of their exit from Egypt to date. It also expressed its great surprise that the British authorities did not provide the expected support in this regard.
Accordingly, the NCRA hailed the decision of the Egyptian Public Prosecution about addressing the Interpol to issue a bulletin to track the antiquities sold in all countries of the world. This is in addition to assigning a British law firm to take all necessary legal action to file a civil lawsuit.
It is noteworthy that Egypt has denounced the selling of Pharaonic antiquities at the Christie’s auction in London on Wednesday.
The Egyptian Foreign and Antiquities ministries issued a joint statement condemning holding the auction, saying it is contravening the international treaties and conventions.
Contributed by: Mohamed Emad
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