With Charges Upheld in Louvre Trafficking Case, Should Major Institutions Reconsider Acquisitions of Egyptian Antiquities?

Earlier this month a Paris appeals court announced it would maintain all charges pending against the men. On Thursday, the Court released their reasoning for doing so. A panel of three judges concluded that both men were indeed “closely tied” to the sale of allegedly looted Egyptian antiquities to the Emirati museum, which they helped usher through the acquisition process, despite “difficulties” and “serious alerts” regarding provenance, including what investigators have proven to be forged documents. Both men maintain their innocence, and that they were acting in good faith, based on information available at the time.