Dresden
Green Vault Coup – Brazen criminals and easy game
The accused in the trial of the jewel theft in the Green Vault are sitting in their seats in the courtroom before the trial begins. photo
© Sebastian Kahnert/dpa-Zentralbild-Pool/dpa
The spectacular burglary in Saxony’s baroque treasury museum was almost three years ago. The trial of several suspects from a well-known Arab family in Berlin reveals the audacity of the perpetrators – and more.
Before the spectacular coup, the jewel thieves from the Dresden Green Vault checked the security measures in and around the museum complex meticulously and with great effort – and then mercilessly exploited the gaps. After a six-month trial at the Dresden Regional Court, it is not clear whether all six of those accused of the spectacular break-in into the historic Green Vault were actually directly involved. The question of how the crime was possible at all in the museum, which is declared as a “walk-in safe”, does. Combined with the frightening realization: The perpetrators had an easy time.