Overview
- Paris prosecutors said Saturday that suspects arrested Wednesday are being presented to magistrates, without disclosing the number involved.
- Prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced five new arrests earlier, including a presumed commando member linked to the theft by DNA traces.
- Two men from Aubervilliers, aged 34 and 39, were previously charged and remanded in custody, with one intercepted at Roissy airport as he attempted to travel to Algeria.
- Investigators are using DNA, video surveillance and phone analysis, and the OCBC is probing parallel markets as the jewels remain unlocated.
- Following a critical inspection citing chronic security failures, Culture Minister Rachida Dati ordered exterior anti‑ram and anti‑intrusion installations to be in place before year‑end.