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Trial of jewel theft in Dresden continues
A defendant (r) is led by judicial officers in handcuffs into the courtroom of the Dresden Higher Regional Court. photo
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After a good three years, most of the jewels stolen from the Green Vault are back. This is related to the process of the spectacular coup – now the background should be illuminated.
The trial of the jewel theft from the Green Vault in Dresden is to end with an agreement between the defense, the public prosecutor’s office and the chamber for five of the six accused. Four of them agreed to a corresponding proposal by the court on Tuesday, the fifth wants to decide by the next day of the trial. The accused should receive a lower sentence for the return of most of the loot and confessions, as the presiding judge Andreas Ziegel said after a conversation with those involved.
According to previous announcements, there are to be prison sentences of between five years and nine months and six years and nine months for three suspects who are convicted under adult criminal law. The sentence for the others should be between four years and three months and five years according to juvenile criminal law. Four defendants then announced confessions for the next day of the hearing.
On November 25, 2019, pieces of jewelry with a total of 4,300 diamonds and brilliants with a total value of over 113 million euros were stolen from the Green Vault. The slump made international headlines. Six young men are on trial for gang theft and serious arson, among other things. You are German and come from a well-known Arab family in Berlin. Shortly before Christmas, part of the loot reappeared after consultation between the defense and the public prosecutor’s office.