Overview
- The three-defendant trial of the violent July 21, 2023 home-jacking of Gianluigi Donnarumma opened under heavy security on Thursday and the first day was marked by insults, threats and multiple expulsions.
- Ilyas 'Ganito' Kherbouch is accused of directing the operation from his prison cell and faces charges that could carry up to thirty years in prison.
- Courtroom scenes included the temporary removal of Kherbouch after he threatened a police officer, the ejection of a co-defendant for abusive language, and the expulsion of relatives who tried to signal from the public gallery.
- Prosecutors and victims describe a night of violent sequestration and the seizure of luxury watches, jewelry and cash, but press reports differ on the total value of the loss.
- Two teenagers linked to the raid were already sentenced by the juvenile court in July and the trial will determine who played what role and whether prison procedures enabled remote orchestration.