Justice has been carried out. After a long trial, the masterminds behind the audacious Grünes Gewölbe jewelry heist have been handed their sentences.
The defendants, all of whom are members of Berlin’s infamous Remmo crime organization, received relatively light sentences after confessing to parts of their involvement in the robbery, and for returning some of the items taken. One of the main perpetrators, Rabieh Remmo, is expected to serve six years and two months behind bars, according to the chief prosecutor. Wissam Remmo, an accomplice, received six years and three months, while Bashir Remmo will serve five years and ten months.
Defendant Abdul Majed R. is led in handcuffs by judicial officers into the courtroom of the Higher Regional Court in Dresden, eastern Germany on March 20, 2023.Last December, police also suggested that there may have been a seventh participant in the heist.
Footage of the crime, released by Saxony Police, shows two of the thieves moving through the museum with flashlights. One of the robbers can be seen using an ax to break a vitrine’s glass; after nine strikes, the two were able to grab Inside, bowls carved out of crystal could be found alongside jeweled figurines and goblets crafted from gilded ostrich eggs.
Most of the stolen artifacts were made during the reign of Frederick Augustus III, the last Elector of Saxony. He was later known as Frederick Augustus I, the first King of Saxony. Two of the missing items include a 1780s hat clasp with 15 large diamonds and over 100 small diamonds, as well as a 38-inch long sword and sheath set with more than 800 diamonds in total.
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