Arrest of 2 illegal diggers in Ivaneki
According to the report of Aria Heritage, quoting the public relations of the General Directorate of Heritage, Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts of Semnan Province, Colonel Abolghasem Karbalaei Gholami announced this news on Sunday, January 26, 2010: “People were arrested while conducting illegal excavations.”
The commander of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Protection Unit of Semnan Province said: “These people had carried out illegal excavations with the aim of obtaining historical objects, which were transferred to the regional police station with drilling tools and vehicles and handed over to judicial authorities.”
Col. Karbalaei Gholami also announced the discovery of a metal detector from a car and said: “After receiving the news to the dispatch and confirming the metal detector, the Miami County Police Protection and Patrol Unit arrested three occupants for transporting and maintaining the metal detector. “They were handed over to the judicial authorities.”
According to Article 562 of the Islamic Penal Code (Punishment Section), any excavation with the intention of obtaining historical and cultural property is prohibited. Condemned in favor of the government.
Transportation, maintenance and use of metal detectors without a license from the Ministry of Heritage, Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts is considered a violation and leads to the seizure and seizure of the device, and transportation, maintenance and use of metal detectors is possible only with a cultural heritage license.
The penalty for using a metal detector in unauthorized drilling, in addition to confiscating the device, is equivalent to 1 to 3 years in prison.
Compatriots and lovers of cultural heritage can submit their reports by calling the news system at 31705.
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