โฒ 85 โผ Antwerp woman arrested for trying to bring home stones from Turkey allowed to return to Belgium after 1 and a half months (www.vrt.be) submitted 2 years ago by bossito@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.de 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] crandlecan@mander.xyz 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) A regular stone??? Fuck Erdogang permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you read the article, it doesn't say anything about the stones, other than she wanted to put them in her aquarium. She was arrested because it's illegal to remove historical artifacts from Turkey No other info is given permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 28 points 2 years ago* According to a previous article (written in Dutch), one of the stones they took had flowers drawn on it so therefore it was of historical value. However they found it in a street in-between some trash so it's not like they really stole it from anywhere. The other stones they took from the shore. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Pebble in your shoe? Straight to jail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] crandlecan@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago We have the best tourists because of Law! ๐ permalink fedilink source parent [โ] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) It was s stone with a carved pattern, they argued it has historical value. She took 3 stones iirc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] tal@lemmy.today 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The article -- which may or may not be accurate -- seems to say that there is a prohibition on stones in general, not just carved stones: However, under Turkish law it is forbidden to just take stones out of the country with you. Could just be unclear phrasing, of course. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you read the article, it doesn't say anything about the stones, other than she wanted to put them in her aquarium. She was arrested because it's illegal to remove historical artifacts from Turkey No other info is given permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 28 points 2 years ago* According to a previous article (written in Dutch), one of the stones they took had flowers drawn on it so therefore it was of historical value. However they found it in a street in-between some trash so it's not like they really stole it from anywhere. The other stones they took from the shore. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 28 points 2 years ago* According to a previous article (written in Dutch), one of the stones they took had flowers drawn on it so therefore it was of historical value. However they found it in a street in-between some trash so it's not like they really stole it from anywhere. The other stones they took from the shore. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Pebble in your shoe? Straight to jail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] crandlecan@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago We have the best tourists because of Law! ๐ permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] crandlecan@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago We have the best tourists because of Law! ๐ permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) It was s stone with a carved pattern, they argued it has historical value. She took 3 stones iirc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] tal@lemmy.today 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The article -- which may or may not be accurate -- seems to say that there is a prohibition on stones in general, not just carved stones: However, under Turkish law it is forbidden to just take stones out of the country with you. Could just be unclear phrasing, of course. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] tal@lemmy.today 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The article -- which may or may not be accurate -- seems to say that there is a prohibition on stones in general, not just carved stones: However, under Turkish law it is forbidden to just take stones out of the country with you. Could just be unclear phrasing, of course. permalink fedilink source parent