The prosecutor, who described the robbery as “extremely spectacular,” assured that the investigation into the theft of the French crown jewels is advanced with the identification of at least four people who carried out the event.
Likewise, Beccuau explained that, for the moment, “the hypothesis that one or more people have helped criminals from inside the Louvre Museum.
“The evildoers who took these gems They will not win 88 million euros if they have the very bad idea of dismantling these jewels“, he pointed out in dialogue with the chain RTL. ““Perhaps we can hope that they will think this and not destroy these jewels.”added Beccuau about the authorities’ hope of recovering this millionaire patrimony of the French crown.
He who has been called as “the robbery of the century” by the local press has sparked criticism of the administration of the historic museum and the Ministry of Culture for not having sufficiently protected the jewels.
The focus has been on the security of the Louvre, in particular if security cameras could have failedsince the thieves gained access to the building after climbing with the help of a basket and a mechanical arm. There, they forced a window of the museum, broke display cases and fled with the Napoleonic jewels.
What was the robbery of the Louvre jewels like?
The robbery maneuver that shook one of the most visited museums in the world began when the criminals deployed with a lifting platform truck and ascended to a window overlooking the Seine River. There they were able to enter the museum with cutting tools in a few minutes.
When they managed to enter the emblematic building, They broke two security display cases in the gallery that contains historical pieces and took a total of eight pieces.. Once their objective was achieved, they escaped on motorcycles.
Investigators described the crime as “very high level of professionalism“, which allows us to see that there was planning, knowledge of the place and execution of the plan with very little police presence.
They recovered a stolen jewel
Although the robbery occurred very quickly, security forces were able to recover one of the pieces that the thieves took.
It is about the crown of Eugenia de Montijo, the wife of Emperor Napoleon III. They found her abandoned and damaged in the vicinity of the museum. However, the remaining objects have still not been found and authorities fear that many of the stones will be dismantled or altered to make them difficult to trace, which could make them difficult to find.
Source: Ambito
