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ALEX MANN: Hey, Alex Mann here with Background Briefing. This episode -- we're going to be doing something slightly different. We're kicking off a big two-part investigation that we're calling Kidnapping the Gods. For around five months now one of our reporters has been looking into how precious artefacts from Cambodia and Thailand made their way into prominent collections here in Australia, and around the world.
ALEX MANN: Hey, Alex Mann here with Background Briefing. This episode -- we're going to be doing something slightly different. We're kicking off a big two-part investigation that we're calling Kidnapping the Gods. For around five months now one of our reporters has been looking into how precious artefacts from Cambodia and Thailand made their way into prominent collections here in Australia, and around the world.
New evidence uncovered by the ABC has linked many Thai and Cambodian artworks sold in Australia to looted historic sites and a shady Bangkok dealer. The Cambodian Government has seized upon the ABC's findings and is calling on Australian galleries to return suspicious cultural artefacts "unless they can demonstrate they legally possess them". The revelations potentially taint the supply chain of works in public and private collections in Australia and abroad.
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