PARIS: A prominent French archaeologist and his husband were charged on Friday (Saturday in Manila) as part of an investigation into an antiques’ smuggling ring exploiting unrest in Middle Eastern countries to spirit out works to sell in France, sources said. Christophe Kunicki and his husband Richard Semper were charged in Paris with a range of crimes including fraud, money laundering and forgery, a judicial source and a source close to the inquiry told Agence France-Presse. The pair were presented to a judge and released under judicial supervision.
