Overview
- Paris prosecutors said two of the five people detained midweek were charged on Saturday, while three were released from custody, according to AFP.
- One newly charged suspect is a 38-year-old woman accused of complicity in organized robbery and criminal conspiracy, and a judge ordered her jailed.
- Two men arrested on October 25 were previously charged and remanded after partially confessing, bringing the total number of charged suspects to at least four.
- CGI Group’s CEO told Bild the firm was approached five days after the theft with an offer to buy some of the jewels via the darknet and that it notified French authorities, saying bureaucratic delays thwarted a possible recovery.
- Investigators say four perpetrators used an aerial work platform to raid the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery on October 19, stealing nine royal jewels valued at about €88 million; one damaged crown was recovered, and CCTV and forensic clues have guided arrests.