Five individuals involved in a more than $100 million jewels robbery in Dresden, Germany, were reportedly given lengthy jail terms, as announced on Tuesday, May 16.
Because they had partly confessed following a legal deal and some of the jewels were returned, most of the defendants linked got lesser terms of up to six years in jail. Meanwhile, a sixth accused person was found not guilty.
Dresden's Jewelry Heist
On November 25, 2019, the gang accessed the Green Vault in Dresden. Two robbers in masks were seen on video breaking into a display case and stealing 21 valuable items embellished with diamonds.
According to CNN, there was an incredible assortment of antique jewelry and priceless decorations stored in the vault, including crystal and agate bowls with reflective surfaces, gilded ostrich egg goblets, and jeweled figurines.
Two persons, dressed in black, were seen using flashlights to swiftly go through the gallery in newly released footage from the Saxony Police. One of them uses an ax to smash the window. The footage reveals that it takes the culprit at least nine whacks to finally shatter the glass.
The area's streetlights were down at the time of the heist because of an electrical fire nearby.
Some of the most expensive historical treasures in the world disappeared in a matter of minutes. Some of the stolen goods have been found, but just a fraction.
According to Marion Ackermann, director of the Dresden State Art Collection, their "incalculable" historical and cultural significance much exceeds their monetary worth.
CNN said that most of the looted items pertain to the time period of Frederick Augustus III, the final Elector of Saxony (later known as Frederick Augustus I, the first King of Saxony).
There was a hat clasp from the 1780s that had 15 huge and more than 100 little diamonds, and there was a 38-inch sword with a scabbard that had more than 800 diamonds in all.
One of the oldest museums in existence is the Green Vault, as stated in an NBC News report. It was founded in 1723 and houses the 4,000-item gold, precious stone, and other material treasure of Augustus the Strong of Saxony.
Court's Verdict
The five guilty offenders were each given lengthy jail terms by the Regional Court of Dresden on Tuesday, CNN reported.
One of the primary culprits, Rabieh Remo, will reportedly spend six years and two months behind bars. Wissam Remmo, his partner in crime, earned six years and three months in prison, while Bashir Remmo received five years and ten months. Under the Juvenile Criminal Code, another accomplice was given a term of 4 years and 4 months in jail.
The four accused had admitted their guilt and returned some of the stolen goods.
The fifth offender was given a five-year term in juvenile jail after a prior conviction was taken into account. The 24-year-old maintained his innocence throughout the whole investigation. He claimed to have been involved with some of the criminal equipment, such as the axs.