The Sandiganbayan on Monday ordered the seizure of several expensive paintings by revered and well-known artists including Michelangelo and Picasso that allegedly form part of the ill-gotten wealth of the heirs of former President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Rep. Imelda Marcos of Ilocos Norte.

In a three-page writ of attachment, the anti-graft court ordered its sheriff division to seize, secure and attach the paintings and deposit them at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

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