Video: The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation faces criminal liability for refusing to obey the court
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The Ministry of Culture has repeatedly refused to comply with the requirements of the Constitutional and Supreme Court to return a painting that was illegally confiscated 15 years ago.
In 2003, a family of German collectors, Alexander and Irina Pevzner, transported the painting "Christ in the Tomb" by Russian artist Karl Bryullov to Russia for restoration at the Russian Museum. Despite the fact that the canvas had previously been declared for import into the country, the FSB seized it, suspecting the owners of the further illegal sale of the painting.
By a court decision, the confiscation was unfounded and should be canceled, and the painting was returned to Alexander Pevzner. But the Ministry of Culture continues to groundlessly preserve the canvas as part of the Museum Fund of Russia and the collection of the State Russian Museum without the right to restoration. This behavior will lead government officials to criminal liability.
In March last year, the Constitutional Court ruled that the FSB's behavior was a violation of the Basic Law of the Russian Federation. Next, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation decided to return the painting to its legal owners on June 14 of the same year. But despite the rulings of the highest courts of Russia, the canvas remains a "hostage" of the museum.
The Vyborg City Court at the beginning of this year sent an order to the Ministry of Culture to return the painting, based on last year's court decision. But the federal agency refused to follow the requirement, citing the reopening of the criminal smuggling case against the Pevzner family. According to the Ministry of Culture, the trial was resumed at the request of the Presidium of the Supreme Court. While the court stated that the case was closed in the summer of 2017 and is not subject to re-examination.
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation received another complaint from the Pevzner collectors, who have not been able to return their painting home for 15 years. Now, according to Kommersant, officials from the Ministry of Culture face criminal liability for obstructing and failing to comply with court orders, and the looming scandal may lead to an increase in penalties against Russia.
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