Two more people have been charged in connection with the robbery of the Louvre museum in Paris last month, the Paris prosecutor's office announced, quoted by the BBC and NOVA.
A 38-year-old woman has been charged with complicity in organized theft and participation in a criminal conspiracy to commit a crime. A 37-year-old man has been charged with theft and criminal conspiracy. Both deny any involvement in the robbery of the priceless jewels, which have still not been found.
Two men who were arrested earlier have now been charged with theft and criminal conspiracy after authorities said they “partially confessed“ their involvement in the crime.
Three other suspects who were arrested on October 29 with the man and woman were released without charge, the prosecutor's office said. The two new suspects were brought before investigating judges and remain in pre-trial detention, the prosecutor's office said.
The prosecutor's office did not provide further details about them, but French media reported that the woman was from "La Courneuve" - a poor neighborhood in northern Paris. Last week, the prosecutor said that the first two defendants in the case had "partially confessed" to their involvement.
They include a 34-year-old Algerian man who has lived in France since 2010 and was detained by police while trying to board a flight to Algeria, as well as a 39-year-old man who was already under judicial supervision in a theft case. Both live in "Aubervilliers" — one of the poorer neighborhoods in the north of Paris.
Jewelry worth 88 million euros was stolen from the world's most visited museum on October 19. Four men carried out the lightning robbery at the Louvre in broad daylight. Two of the alleged thieves – arrested earlier, later confessed to their involvement in the theft, the BBC recalls.