Unlawful appropriation of artistic masterpieces - Convicted Individual Once Again Behind Bars Following Green Vault Heist
The duo involved in the jewelry heist from the Historical Green Vault was set to commence serving their remaining jail terms by August 19th, with one of them back behind bars. The 28-year-old surrendered, according to a representative from the Dresden Public Prosecutor's Office. Both the 28-year-old and a 30-year-old submitted appeals for reprieve from serving their sentences by the due date, which were denied.
The youngest of the two criminals linked to the Berlin Remmo family had his attorney file a plea for court decision, which is yet to be decided. Since May 2023, the 28-year-old, the 30-year-old, and another young member of the Berlin Remmo family, who were earlier in pre-trial detention, had been released upon sentencing. They were to serve the remaining parts of their sentences starting August 19th.
The 28-year-old and the 30-year-old were issued imprisonment notices by August 19th to serve their sentences in an open prison in Berlin. They were convicted to serve five years and ten months and six years and two months in jail respectively, with 911 days of pre-trial detention deducted.
Historical Jewel Thieves Strike Again
The burglary at Saxony's renowned treasure chamber museum on November 25, 2019, was among Germany's most sensational art heists. The trespassers swiped 21 pieces of valuable diamond and diamond jewelry, causing over one million euros in damages, including setting one of their escape vehicles ablaze in an underground garage of an apartment building.
In May 2023, the Dresden Regional Court sentenced a total of five individuals with Arab origins tied to the influential Berlin clan to lengthy prison sentences, which have since been finalized. Initially, arrest warrants for four of them were suspended following the trial, given the deal involved the recovery of most of the stolen items. However, one of them still had to stay in jail due to non-compliance with the terms.
Initially, only three of the five criminals were released. The fifth individual had to remain imprisoned due to refusal to comply with the agreement. The sixth suspect, a relative of the co-defendants, was acquitted.
The duo, who were sentenced for their involvement in the Berlin Remmo family's jewel heist, was originally scheduled to serve the remaining parts of their sentences in Germany starting August 19th. However, it's worth noting that one of them has a connection to the Netherlands.
Despite being from different countries, the legal proceedings for both individuals from the Berlin Remmo family and the duo from The Netherlands followed a similar path, with their sentences being finalized by the Dresden Regional Court.
