“The Coca Thunderer” in the end will return to Albania. After much media noise tratativash the head of the Thunderer Ascleptusit, stolen from Albania in 1991 could be placed again at the Museum of Butrinti. This return will be done through a formal ceremony on May 15, except where the present Albanian state authorities and representatives from the Ministry of Culture, will be two Albanian footballers Igli tare and Lorik Cana, who some time ago have paid Rome also bracket of 20 thousand Euros for the return of this statuesque.

Director of Cultural Heritage in the Ministry of Culture, Olsi Lafe claims court proceedings for the return of the head of the Thunderer in Albania are terminated immediately upon payment of the sum of 20 thousand Euros to Albanian footballers, which has procedures for Speed returns statujes helenistike in the country of origin.

Explaining the history of the theft of the head Ascleptusit, the ancient god of medicine, Lafe rrëfen that stolen from the museum Butrinti in 1991, the statue is shituar later, in 1996-en, at an auction in a regular home auctions an italian citizen in London.

This information is made only after dituar in Italy in the early years of cultural heritage in 2000 carabinieri arrived Seize this subject, which was published in the magazine and website as it was shown in an emission televised live. Thus carabinieri arrived to identify the magazine, to find the author of the article, who had carried photographs and then the holder object that had emerged in the magazine. In this way they managed to italian citizen, a collection known especially for koleksionistëve in the districts of Italy, who had bought the object in 1996 through a regular auction in London in about a 20 thousand Euro (the amount in pounds in the respective course then). But even though carabinieri began court proceedings against an Italian citizen in criminal court and court of Rome, the criminal court case against citizens ceased, as the result object is not stolen from him. Only civil court suspended the transfer of further building or change its ownership, blocking object in the house amabjentet an Italian citizen, with the obligation that the Albanian state to recognition of the natural right of ownership, while buyers in good faith under the legal terms statues belonged to an Italian citizen.

The issue reached the stage when italian citizen spoke publicly at our embassy in Rome he was willing to return the object the Republic of Albania, but against his payment in the amount paid from 20 thousand Euros according to the regular bill. Precisely at this moment the Albanian Embassy in Rome payment is made by footballers and tare Cana. “This payment is made for the return of a heritage building in the good of Albania and in their land. They went to pay volunteers to make a donation and to award it in the form of a check italian citizens, so that the transition becomes easier and faster but at Albania “, comments Lafe, not wishing to speak more to this point, why no payment was made earlier by the Ministry of Culture.

On the other hand, the chief cabinet MTKRS’s Flamur Shehu, explains that the payment of 20 thousand Euros made by two citizens and tare Cana will be done by the state, although against two footballers is not given any more in this lead. It is important that practically, head of the Thunderer “is owned 100 per cent in administration and now in defense of the Albanian state and will return to the Museum of Butrinti. “State Attorney’s Office has proposed that our Ministry is ready to complete procedures for finding the form of discolored as traded in 1996 and the statue to find the origin of this theft of our building heritage. This is a process separate from the return of the object in Albania and will continue for a whole other legal proceedings, which will be in the legal competence of the Ministry of Albania and advocate state, “concludes Lafe.

Short description …

Hellenic sculptures that holds the inventory number 60, has long curly hair, which completely cover the ears. The eyes have the shape of a bajameje and eyebrows are engraved very clearly. Eyebrows are fair and less dependent down, while the lips are closed completely. Whiskers are above and fill their distance from the lips NOSE, then hinge down by wobbly. Face is filled by a curly beard and the intense. Stolen in 1991 in Butrint, located in Italy. Is damaged in the forefront in the nose, and whiskers on the left of the beard.

Bibliography: Dh.Budina “Butrinti pararomak” Butroti, 1988, f.93, Tab.XII / 4.