CNN —An employee at the British Museum has been dismissed — and the Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation — after a number of items from the museum’s collection were found to be “missing, stolen or damaged,” the museum said in a statement Wednesday.
“The British Museum has launched an independent review of security after items from the collection were found to be missing, stolen or damaged.
A member of staff has been dismissed, and the Museum will now be taking legal action against the individual,” the museum said.
“The matter is also under investigation by the Economic Crime Command of the Metropolitan Police.”“We have been working alongside the British Museum.
The Trustees have taken decisive action to deal with the situation, working with the team at the Museum,” said George Osborne, chair of the British Museum.
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