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 crusade to recover the pieces valued at 88 million euros: necklaces, earrings, a corsage ribbon, and a tiara that belonged to Empresses Eugene, Marie Louise of Austria, Marie Amelie, and Hortense.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez summarized the actions taken after the robbery at the world’s most famous and visited museum in an interview publishe in the newspaper Le Parisien, in which he expressed cautious optimism.
There are four perpetrators, with at least one still at large, as well as those who commissioned the heist and the stolen goods, he emphasized.
The two weeks that have passed without the recovery of the priceless jewels are causing considerable concern, and although prosecutor Beccuau deemed them “unsellable,” many experts warn that it could take a long time to locate them, not ruling out the possibility that the thieves will attempt to dismantle the collection due to its large quantity of diamonds and emeralds.
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