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| Screenshot of William Veres from the documentary “The Hunt for Transylvanian Gold” |
Judges from the Tribunale del Riesame di Caltanissetta, the court of first instance with general jurisdiction in criminal matters within the territory of Caltanissetta, Sicily, have rejected an appeal made through attorney, Davide Limoncello, presented in relation to a European arrest warrant (EAW) issued for William Veres. The London-based Hungarian antiquities dealer is one of 41 persons who have been named in Operation Demetra, an Italian-led illicit trafficking blitz carried out by law enforcement authorities in Italy, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom in July 2018.
The appeal presented by Limoncello on behalf of Mr. Veres was made to address the personal and real precautionary measures requested by the Italian authorities in relation to his client, deemed necessary by the prosecutor in the context of the criminal proceedings related to the case.
Veres was taken into custody on 4 July by officers from London’s Metropolitan Police – Art and Antiques Unit at his home in Forge Close, Stanmore in north-west London. Subsequent to his arrest, Veres was released on bail with supervised release conditions while he awaits the UK’s ruling at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court as to whether or not he should be extradited to Italy to face the charges against him.
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