French authorities arrested five people for the robe of the Louvretwo of which received imputation, one was imprisoned, while others three were releasedreported sources close to the investigation.
Initially, the arrest of two suspicious people was announced, who were finally charged and imprisoned last Wednesday. This week five other suspects involved fellincluding an alleged assailant.
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“In these serious crime cases, we consider the waves of arrests to be more like drift nets“he declared to international media Sofia Bougrinea lawyer for one of the detainees, in highlighting what she believed was the indiscriminate nature of some of the arrests.
Among them, one 38 year old woman and resident in the Parisian suburb of La Courneuvewho is accused of complicity in robbery in an organized gang and illicit association for criminal purposes. After appear before the judge, He was placed under preventive detention.
The facts
Two weeks ago, a four-man commando entered the Parisian museum in broad daylight and in a matter of minutes he stole French crown jewels worth an estimated $102 million.
The thieves entered the Louvre on the morning of October 19the most visited museum in the world, using a forklift installed on a public street, they forced open the display cases containing the jewelry and jewelry with a disc saw. They escaped on two motorcycles led by their accomplices.
Those arrested
The first two arrested for the robbery face indictment for robbery and criminal conspiracy and remain in jail after “partially admitting the charges”, declared this week the Paris prosecutor, Laure Beccuau.
One of them is a Algerian resident in Franceof 34 yearswhose DNA remains were found on one of the motorcycles used for the escape.
The other is a unlicensed taxi driver, 39 years oldof the suburb of Aubervilliers, to the north of Paris.
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The loot
At the moment, the lootwhich includes a pearl diadem that belonged to Empress Eugenie and a Queen Maria Amelia Sapphire Necklace and Earrings Setstill does not appear.