According to the UK, Bastrykin instructed to provide a detailed report on the progress of the procedural check in connection with the export of more than 2 thousand artifacts of the Scythian culture belonging to the museums of the Crimea, and the subsequent decision of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal to transfer the collection of Scythian gold to Ukraine.
The head of the Investigative Committee also instructed the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia to provide the necessary assistance to colleagues from the regional division in establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Earlier, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, after several years of proceedings, ruled on the transfer of Scythian gold to the ownership of Ukraine.
Jascha Lange, a spokesman for the University of Amsterdam, said that the decision on the Scythian gold could be appealed to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, and the exhibits would remain in the country until the final verdict.
As noted in the Kremlin, the Russian side is monitoring the situation with the collection of Scythian gold located in the Netherlands and believes that it should be returned to Crimea.