Art historian Elena Basner detained in St. Petersburg under the criminal investigation of fraud in the sale of the painting , told RIA Novosti on Saturday 9th Head of the Criminal Investigation Department GUMVD in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Vladislav Kirillov.
"Elena Basner delayed for 48 hours. On Sunday, October District Court of St. Petersburg is expected to elect a preventive measure for it , "- said Kirillov , adding that the investigation of this case involved the investigating authorities in St. Petersburg, SC , and the police have to help.
Basner suspected of fraud on a large scale . It comes to selling to a private collector fabric that passed for the original painting avant-garde of the early 20th century by Boris Grigoriev . Elena Basner acted as an intermediary in this transaction .
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