article_snippet: Jordanian national Riad Al Qassas – who is not in court – is accused of falsifying paperwork after he told customs that The sculpture came from Turkey.
article_snippet: he said documents suggested Al Qassas had only a marginal role in the export, placing the blame with Hassan Fazeli, a Dubai businessman who has claimed the sculpture has belonged to Al Qassas family collection since 1977.
article_snippet: Ben Watson, who represents Al Qassas, indicated Al Qassas client would be happy to hand over the sculpture if the sculpture was shown to originate from there.
article_snippet: Al Qassas denies knowingly or recklessly delivering a false document to HMRC.