Villagers Demand Name Of Disputed Statue's New Holder

Plaintiffs from East China begin court case to retrieve an 11th-century golden statue of the Buddha that contains human remains.

Chinese villagers suing for the return of a statue they claim was stolen from their local temple have demanded that the Dutch owner disclose the identity of the disputed artifact's new holder.

The 1.2-meter-high Buddha statue, which contains mummified human remains, was bought by Oscar van Overeem, an architect and experienced art collector in Amsterdam, in 1996.