Overview

• Defense attorneys have begun their closing arguments, demanding full acquittals for four men accused of stealing the 2,100-year-old hoard
• They argued the prosecution lacks concrete proof of a coordinated burglary gang and requested release and compensation for two years in pretrial detention
• Prosecutors have sought up to 12 years in prison for the main suspect and between six and a half to ten years for his alleged accomplices
• The verdict in the November 2022 Kelten Römer Museum heist trial is scheduled for July 29 at the Ingolstadt Regional Court
• Despite extensive investigations, the majority of the 3.7 kg Celtic gold hoard, the largest find of its kind in the 20th century, remains missing