FLASH
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A lot of money for "openings" and cocktails, very little for security at the most visited museum in the world.
This is an accusation that has been circulating around the Louvre for years, and it exploded even more a day after Sunday morning's surgical heist, where 8 priceless crown jewels were snatched.
Around 60 special police officers were deployed to find 4 thieves and the stolen goods: this is the commitment of the government, which has meanwhile closed the Louvre and ordered prefects to tighten security measures around cultural institutions.
On the one hand, there is much criticism of decision-makers that must be addressed from various sides; on the other hand, there is awareness that the first hours are crucial to the final outcome of the investigation and that no mistakes can be made.
It turned out that one of the thieves tried to set fire to the freight elevator, as reported by French Culture Minister Rachida Dati, who released further details: “the thieves stayed in the room for 3 minutes and 57 seconds. They went straight to the display cases; they knew exactly what they wanted. They were very effective.”
It is significant that the thieves did not touch the crown of Louis XV, despite its grandeur: they knew that its stones are imitations of precious stones and have been so since the beginning of the 18th century.
Not only did they know the museum’s rooms and the quickest route to the display case in question like the back of their hand, they were also aware of the system’s flaws. That’s why investigators have put the inside track at the forefront of their theories, that is, a possible insider who passed on the necessary information to the group of professionals, mainly the structural shortcomings, the same ones that the Louvre’s unions have been denouncing for years. The one who has spoken out, perhaps not taken seriously, is Élise Muller, a security guard at the Louvre and union representative for Sud Culture Solidaires, who, on a French television station, pointed the finger at the museum’s management, guilty of making budgetary decisions that failed to prioritize the safety of its heritage.
"Budgets are allocated mainly for celebrations and special exhibitions, which makes sense, but with a constant or even declining budget, this has come at the expense of security."
Yesterday morning, news also broke that Louvre management had contacted Israeli company CGI Group to coordinate the investigation into the theft, but French media quickly denied this during the day.
It is very likely that the jewels, impossible to resell on the market, were broken. But the option on the table, the most desirable, is that of recovery, as the auction house Christie's hoped, as happened a short time ago with some jewels stolen from the Gruenes Gewoelbe in Dresden. On that occasion, the largest theft since World War II was committed, on November 25, 2019.
300 diamonds, with an estimated value of approximately 114 million euros, but most of the precious items were seized in December 2022 as part of an agreement between the criminals and the German prosecutor's office and have now been returned to Dresden. In other words, Paris is trying to make a deal with the enemy.
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