US Negotiates Return of Two Stolen Thai Religious Relics From San Francisco
The Department of Justice and the City and County of San Francisco reached a settlement allowing the U.S. to return two Thai lintels to their country of origin. The Feb. 10 settlement, announced in a news release, resolved ongoing litigation…
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between San Francisco and the U.S. that began in October 2020 when the consul general of the Thai consulate in Los Angeles saw the religious relics at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum and inquired about their origin (see 2010280020). It is believed the lintels were exported from Thailand more than 50 years ago in violation of Thai law and were subsequently donated to San Francisco, where they remained on display at the museum. The lintels will be returned to Thailand under DOJ's victim remission program and placed on exhibition in Thailand, the release said.