- In Paris, they charged a couple in connection with the theft of jewelry from the Louvre.
- The man faces charges of organized theft and criminal conspiracy.
- The woman was charged with complicity.
In the case of burglary and theft of jewelry from the Louvre Museum in Paris, provisionally charged two other suspects, a 37-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman. Three days after they were detained as part of an extensive investigation, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced this on Saturday, TASR reports, according to the AP and AFP agencies.
According to the announcement, the accused man is suspected of theft committed by an organized group and criminal association. The woman is charged with complicity. On Saturday, the judge decided to keep them in custody. Both deny the charges, prosecutor Laure Beccuau added. On Wednesday, the police arrested five people during the investigation of the case, one of whom they linked to the theft of DNA. The court released the remaining three detainees without charges.
This week, two other previously detained suspects, men aged 34 and 39, were charged with participating in the Louvre burglary from the town of Aubervilliers north of Paris. According to Beccuau both “partially confessed”. They are believed to be the men who broke into the Apollo Gallery, where they stole the jewels, while two other accomplices waited outside the museum.
Thieves stole nine precious jewels from the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre on Sunday, October 19. They managed to escape with eight. The damaged crown of Empress Eugenia was found near the museum. The value of the looted valuables is estimated at 88 million euros, but given their historical significance, experts consider it incalculable.
