Overview
- Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau filed preliminary charges against a 37-year-old man for organized robbery and conspiracy and against a 38-year-old woman for complicity, and both were jailed after denying involvement.
- Three of the five people arrested on Wednesday were released without charges, while two earlier suspects aged 34 and 39 remain in pretrial detention after partial admissions and DNA links to a getaway scooter and smashed vitrines.
- Investigators cite forensic traces, video surveillance and phone data analysis under France’s secret d’instruction rules as they work to identify all participants.
- Culture Minister Rachida Dati ordered a new security directorate and the installation of anti‑intrusion and anti‑ram equipment before year‑end, alongside mandatory training for museum guards.
- The OCBC is probing parallel markets as the stolen crown jewels remain missing and are considered difficult to sell legally due to their notoriety.