But Niki Katsantonis, a spokeswoman for the culture ministry, told SETimes that "The National Gallery, as well as all the other museums and archaeological sites, are equipped with modern security systems," and pointed out that there have been thefts at many other museums around the world.
Međutim, Niki Katsantonis, glasnogovornica ministarstva kulture, izjavila je za SETimes kako su "Nacionalna galerija, kao i ostali muzeji i arheološka nalazišta, opremljeni modernim sigurnosnim sustavima", i ukazala kako je bilo krađa i u brojnim drugim muzejima diljem svijeta.