Armenian police denied the appearance of guilt kidnapper paintings

[Евгений]

Armenian Police continue search for the kidnappers 18 paintings from the branch of the National Art Gallery in the city Razdan, informs "Interfax" on Thursday, April 2.

Head of the Armenian police information Sayat Shirinian denied a report that the alleged kidnapper of paintings appeared to confess. "Nobody at the police station to confess. The search continues," - explained Shirinyan.

Earlier on Thursday, the press service of the republic told police that the man who stole the paintings, voluntarily came to the police. According to the press-service, March 31, 2009 in Hrazdan police turned 39-year-old man, who entered through a window in the National Picture Gallery and stole 18 paintings.

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Recall on the night of March 31, 2009 unknown broke into a branch of the National Gallery of Armenia in the town of Razdan and made 18 paintings, including canvases brush Saryan, Mariam Stepanyan, Suren Safarian and other artists. It was reported that among the stolen copy was also the author's paintings by Aivazovsky "Shipwreck."

On the theft criminal case under part 3 of Article 177 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (theft of a large scale).