Robbery on Kim Kardashian: This is how the process started

Eight and a half years after the robbery on Kim Kardashian (44) During the Paris Fashion Week 2016, the trial against ten suspected participants started on April 28th. At the start, the focus was on formalities. Kardashian is to testify in court in the Palais de Justice in the French capital on May 13th.

The accused – nine men and a woman – are accused of armed robbery, unauthorized gun possession, deprivation of freedom and forgery of documents. Because of her age, she titles the French press with the nickname “grandpa gangster”. At the start of the process, they are sometimes described as “bald men in retirement age”.

Initially, the focus was on formalities. Nevertheless, the media interest was huge. Around 350 international journalists follow the Kardashian process. Therefore, the court created its 20-page dossier in English.

It started at 8 a.m. with the selection of the jury. The charges were read in the afternoon. , the accused welcomed each other with a handshake in the hall. Four protected themselves with masks, sunglasses and hoods.

While the prominent victim was not there on the first day of the trial, Kim Kardashian is expected to court on May 13th. Then she should personally testify about the horror night in 2016.

In the early morning hours of October 3, 2016, five masked perpetrators entered the luxurious “Hôtel de Pourtalès”. With drawn pistols, they threatened the night porter and gained access to Kim Kardashian’s suite. The reality star was only overwhelmed, tied up and gagged in the bathrobe. The robbers captured their luxurious jewelry and fled on bicycles. The crucial tip that the American was alone in the hotel is said to have received the gang from her then French VIP supervisor and chauffeur.

The process is scheduled for three weeks and should run by May 23. The defendant, who are under justice supervision on the free foot, face imprisonment of up to 20 years.