Georgian Convicted of Stealing Books From Vilnius University, to Be Handed over to France

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A judge of the Vilnius District Court of Mindaugas Rajanskas announced on Monday the sentence of Georgian Mihael Zamtaradze - he was sentenced to five years ' imprisonment for stealing extremely rare and valuable books from the Vilnius University Library, but the sentence was reduced by one third on account of his confession of guilt.

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A Vilnius court on Monday convicted Georgian citizen Mikheil Zamtaradze for stealing rare editions of Russian literary classics, who is believed to have been a member of a trans-European criminal group.

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A Georgian man has been convicted of stealing rare literary works across Europe. He was involved in an organized group that caused millions of euros in damage.

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Monday, June 9, 2025 - 17:10 A Georgian arrested in Belgium after stealing for €600,000 of 19th century books: his sentence fell By RTL info with Belga A Georgian sentenced in Vilnius for the theft of Russian rare books: he was operating within an active network in several European countries. Works, including Pushkin and Gogol, were allegedly resold in Russia via a auction house. Zen Reading A Lithuanian court on Monday convicted a Georgian nati…

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The Vilnius City District Court sentenced a Georgian citizen, Mikhail Zamtaradze, to three years and four months ' imprisonment in the case of the theft of rare books of the nineteenth century from the library of Vilnius University, a criminal group consisting of Georgian citizens who, between 2022 and 2023, had stolen or replaced the original books with quality copies in national and university libraries.