DRESDEN: German prosecutors on Friday accused six young members of a notorious criminal family of carrying out a"purposefully prepared" heist on a state museum in Dresden, as a trial opened over the spectacular robbery of priceless 18th-century jewels.
Reading the indictment in court, prosecutor Christian Weber said the suspects had stolen"unique and irreplaceable treasures ... of outstanding cultural and historical significance". Two men armed with an axe stole the jewels before fleeing in a car, which they torched in an underground car park. However, the director of Dresden's state art collection, Marion Ackermann, had refused to put a value on the stolen items, calling them"priceless".Police combed through CCTV footage to identify the suspects, who are all members of the so-called"Remmo clan", an extended family notorious for ties to organised crime in Germany.Three of the suspects were arrested after 1,600 police raided 18 Berlin properties in November 2020.
The"Big Maple Leaf", considered the world's second-largest gold coin after the 1 tonne Australian Kangaroo, was snatched from Berlin's prestigious Bode Museum.
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