The arrest warrants were issued by a Romanian court and the arrest decision may be appealed with the Bucharest Court.

Romanian Police spokesperson Raluca Seucan declined to offer further details regarding investigations in the case.

Seven valuable paintings were stolen in October from the Kunsthal Museum. The works include “Tête d’Arlequin” by Pablo Picasso, “La Liseuse en Blanc et Jaune” by Henri Matisse, “Waterloo Bridge” and “Charing Cross Bridge” by Claude Monet, “Femme devant une fenêtre ouverte, dite la fiancée” by Paul Gauguin and “Autoportrait de Meyer de Haan” by Lucian Freud.