US EditionTwo new suspects handed preliminary charges in Louvre jewels heist case, Paris prosecutor says
- On Oct. 19, thieves stole crown jewels valued at $102 million from the Louvre museum, Paris, completing the theft in less than 8 minutes with items including Napoleon I's necklace and Empress Eugenie's tiara.
- Using a freight lift, the team of four entered the Apollo Gallery through a first-floor window, cut display cases with disc cutters, and fled on scooters toward eastern Paris.
- On Wednesday, police arrested five people related to the case, including one tied by DNA, and one suspect stopped at Charles-de-Gaulle Airport; seven arrests total, three released without charges.
- Paris prosecutors charged suspects with theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy, including a 37-year-old male suspect, while a 38-year-old woman faced complicity charges in a magistrate hearing held behind closed doors; several suspects are in pre-trial detention.
- Officials said the heist exposed security weaknesses, with Laurent Lafon noting equipment 'is not suitable for a 21st-century museum,' while Emmanuel Macron called it 'an attack on a heritage that we cherish' and the Louvre New Renaissance project aims to strengthen security.
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A court in Paris on Saturday, November 1, charged two more suspects in the Louvre robbery case, who were detained this week. This is a 38-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man, whose names have not been disclosed, France 24 reported referring to the prosecutor's office. The defendants were arrested and they themselves deny involvement in the theft of jewelry from the museum.
Weeks after the spectacular Louvre-Raub, the Paris Procuratorate reveals information about the alleged perpetrators. They are apparently amateurs. The men therefore come from a poor suburb north of Paris. Some are still on the run - and of the jewels still lack any trace.
Investigation continues in Louvre Museum; jewels still unrecovered
Yesterday, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau confirmed the indictment of two more people, bringing the total to four (three men and one woman) of those brought before the courts out of the seven arrested in the investigation, which involves more than one hundred investigators and has attracted attention in France and around the world. In a statement, the magistrate also noted the release of three individuals arrested last Wednesday, in a veritable …
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