Original title: Ministry of Public Security: More than 2,200 cases of cultural relic crimes were detected nationwide to recover 58,000 cultural relics Source: CCTV News Client
August 31,The reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security that since the launch of the national special campaign against cultural relics last year, the Ministry of Public Security, in conjunction with the cultural relics department, has cracked more than 2,200 cases of cultural relics crimes, destroyed more than 450 criminal gangs, and arrested more than 4,500 criminal suspects. 58,000 pieces of cultural relics were recovered.
In the past year, public security agencies across the country have innovated their methods of fighting, focusing on major and important cases, focusing on the theft and cutting of stone carvings in cave temples, excavation of ancient cultural sites and tombs, theft of ancient towers and other cultural relics and construction crimes, as well as targeting key cultural relics protection units or national treasures. Cultural relics and other crimes, the whole chain cracks down on various links such as theft, theft, reselling, transportation, sale of stolen goods, collection of stolen goods, and smuggling. Under the continuous severe crackdown by the public security organs, the number of cultural relic crimes in 2020 has dropped to the lowest point since 2013, and the momentum of crime has been effectively curbed.
In the special operations, the public security organs have always regarded the recovery of the cultural relics involved in the case as an important task. A total of 58,000 cultural relics were recovered, of which more than 3,790 are precious cultural relics. The number of cultural relics recovered in various places exceeds the sum of the three special operations recovered cultural relics since 2017. At the same time, the Ministry of Public Security and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage jointly formulated and issued the “Opinions on Strengthening the Public Security Precautions of Cultural Relics and Museum Units” to make overall arrangements for the public security precautions of cultural relics and museums.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Public Security said that there are still many cases of cultural relics crimes. The Ministry of Public Security and the State Administration of Cultural Relics have decided to extend the nationwide special campaign against cultural relics crimes by one year. The public security organs will always maintain a high-pressure crackdown on all types of cultural relics crimes, and continue to promote special actions in conjunction with the cultural relics departments to severely crack down in accordance with the law to prevent the looting of ancient cultural sites and tombs, the theft of stone carvings in cave temples, the theft of ancient buildings and their components, the theft and destruction of revolution For cultural relics and other illegal and criminal activities, resolutely guard the red line, bottom line and lifeline of cultural relics’ safety. It is hoped that the general public will increase the awareness of cultural relics protection, actively participate in the protection of cultural relics, and jointly protect the safety of national cultural relics. (Chen Yu, CCTV reporter)
(Edit Shan Hongxin)
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