Tim Loughton responds after archaeologists’ association raised concerns about protection of Greece’s heritage
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The MP, who has been in touch with the museum, added: “For reassurance, people want to know the extent of the objects which have disappeared, what investigations took place at the time when various reports came in and what is being done now because otherwise [it’s] getting out of hand.” She told the BBC: “We want to tell the British Museum that they cannot any more say that Greek culture heritage is more protected in the British Museum.Greece has been campaigning for decades for the return of the Parthenon sculptures, which once adorned the Parthenon at the Acropolis in Athens.
Christopher Marinello, a lawyer and expert in recovering stolen art, said the theft exposed the museum to questions over the safety of the ancient sculptures.
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