Half of Pongpat's Seized Buddhist Art 'Fake'
BANGKOK POST
By Lamphai Intathep
THAILAND---The Fine Arts Department says half of 20,000-30,000 art objects seized from the homes of disgraced former Central Investigation Bureau chief Pongpat Chayapan could be fake. "At a glance, about half of all seized objects might be fake," he said. Mr Borvornvate said, however, 13 Khmer-style carved sandstone antiques found in Pol Lt Gen Pongpat's possession do not belong to Thailand, but are believed to have originated from Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. [link]
By Lamphai Intathep
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| Police chief Somyot Pumpunmuang showed off the impressive hall of antiquities to the media on Nov 25, but it turns out that half of them have been certified as fakes. |
