Five men have been condemned to prison for their roles in a $123 million robbery in Dresden, Germany, that drew international notice.
On November 25, 2019, the group broke into Dresden’s famous Green Vault. Two hooded robbers were captured on CCTV breaking the glass and stealing 21 diamond-studded antiques.
The vault included an incredible collection of ancient jewelry and priceless ornaments, ranging from gleaming bowls carved from crystal and agate to jeweled figures and goblets fashioned from gilded ostrich eggs.
Five men have been convicted in Germany for an ambitious $123 million jewel robbery.
One of the most famous items in the collection, a 41-carat green diamond known as the Dresden Green, was on loan at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City at the time.
Saxony Police released video of two people in black clothing going fast around the gallery with flashlights. The perpetrator then uses an ax to break the glass, which takes at least nine strokes, according to the footage. Around the time of the robbery, a nearby electrical fire knocked out the street lights in the vicinity.
Five men have been convicted in Germany for an ambitious $123 million jewel robbery.
Some of the world’s most expensive historical jewels had vanished in a matter of minutes.
Marion Ackermann, director of Dresden’s State Art Collection, stated that their monetary value does not begin to reflect their “incalculable” historical and cultural significance.
Almost majority of the stolen objects were created during the reign of Frederick Augustus III, the last Elector of Saxony before becoming Frederick Augustus I, the first King of Saxony.
The majority of the convicts obtained lesser sentences of up to six years in prison after partially confessing to the crimes as part of a court “deal,” and some of the artifacts were returned. A sixth defendant was found not guilty.
A 1780s hat clip adorned with 15 huge and more than 100 little diamonds, as well as a 96-centimeter (38-inch) sword and a scabbard, or sheath, containing more than 800 diamonds, were among the booty.
The five guilty defendants received multi-year prison terms from Dresden’s Regional Court judges.
One of the major criminals, Rabieh Remo, was sentenced to six years and two months in prison, while his accomplice, Wissam Remmo, was sentenced to six years and three months, and Bashir Remmo was sentenced to five years and ten months. Under the Juvenile Criminal Code, another participant in the crime was sentenced to four years and four months in prison.
With an earlier conviction, a fifth defendant was sentenced to five years in juvenile jail. Until the very end, the 24-year-old denied any involvement in the burglary.
