The Dresden regional court acquitted a 24-year-old in the trial surrounding the break-in into the Grünes Gewolke treasury museum. This was announced by a spokeswoman for the Dresden Regional Court. The defendant from the Berlin Remmo clan was suspected of being privy to the planning and preparation for the break-in.
The defendant was arrested in May 2022. The public prosecutor’s office had accused him of driving his brother and two other previously convicted main perpetrators to a meeting point in Berlin on the night of the crime. From there, the perpetrators are said to have set off to break into the museum in Dresden when they came across a police checkpoint. Since the police found burglary tools in the car and the occupants were known to the police, the officers observed the vehicle. The driver then allegedly distracted these officers because he knew about the burglary plans, the public prosecutor argued. For this she had demanded a youth sentence of one and a half years probation for him for aiding and abetting theft with weapons, damaging property and arson. The defendant was only 20 years old at the time of the crime.
No evidence of involvement in planning
The defense had accused the prosecution of a lack of objectivity in the investigation. From the lawyers’ point of view, it is not forbidden to drive relatives through Berlin. The defendant often did this for his brother and the police stop itself was unlawful. Even if her client had known about the plan, the police would have stopped the alleged trip.
There was no evidence that he was privy to the planning and was actively involved in it, said the presiding judge when announcing the verdict. According to the judge, no evidence had been found regarding the accusation of distracting the police officers. The judgment is not final.
Parts of the loot are still missing
In 2023, five young men from the Berlin Remmo clan were sentenced to several years in prison for the burglary. Another relative was acquitted. The crime is considered one of the most spectacular art thefts in Germany. The perpetrators stole 21 pieces of diamond and brilliant jewelry from the Treasury Museum and also caused more than a million euros in damage. As part of an agreement, the majority of the loot was returned. Some of the most valuable pieces have not yet been found.
The Dresden regional court acquitted a 24-year-old in the trial surrounding the break-in into the Grünes Gewolke treasury museum. This was announced by a spokeswoman for the Dresden Regional Court. The defendant from the Berlin Remmo clan was suspected of being privy to the planning and preparation for the break-in.
The defendant was arrested in May 2022. The public prosecutor’s office had accused him of driving his brother and two other previously convicted main perpetrators to a meeting point in Berlin on the night of the crime. From there, the perpetrators are said to have set off to break into the museum in Dresden when they came across a police checkpoint. Since the police found burglary tools in the car and the occupants were known to the police, the officers observed the vehicle. The driver then allegedly distracted these officers because he knew about the burglary plans, the public prosecutor argued. For this she had demanded a youth sentence of one and a half years probation for aiding and abetting theft with weapons, property damage and arson. The defendant was only 20 years old at the time of the crime.