One defendant says he and unnamed accomplice broke into the Green Vault and took valuables in November 2019
Photograph: Robert Michael/dpa/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Robert Michael/dpa/AFP/Getty ImagesThree members of a notorious criminal gang have confessed to stealing priceless 18th-century jewels from a German state museum at theirRabieh Remmo, one of six defendants, told the regional court in the eastern city that he and an unnamed accomplice broke into the Green Vault in a brazenIn a statement agreed as part of a sentencing deal, he said they smashed the glass of the display cases using an axe...
“My contribution to the crime was larger than I first said,” said Remmo, who made a partial confession last year. “I was, myself, in the rooms of the Green Vault.”Two fellow accused, Wissam and Mohamed Remmo, also told the court they had taken part in the heist, in statements read by their lawyers. However, they said they had not been inside the museum but rather stood watch and took receipt of the stolen goods, as well as the tools used in the break-in.
A fourth defendant said he would issue a statement at the next hearing on Friday as part of a deal arranged between defence lawyers and the prosecution and approved by the court last week.
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