Romanian robbers hearings resume Automatic translate

Suspects in the robbery of the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam last October ask for the transfer of the trial from Bucharest to the Netherlands. In this case, they promise to reveal the location of the hiding places where the stolen paintings are located. Recall that a total of about 18 million euros (15 million pounds sterling, 24 million dollars), including works by Picasso and Monet, were stolen from the museum. Theft is recognized as the largest in the Netherlands in the last twenty years. After a month break, court hearings resumed on Tuesday. Five of the six suspects are present at the trial; one suspect is tried in absentia.

Speaking to reporters during the hearing, one of the defendants’ lawyers said that they "do not want to cooperate with the Romanian authorities anymore because they do not trust the justice system in Romania." In addition, the lawyer said that five paintings, which were supposed to have been hidden in Romania, were now taken out of its borders, presumably to Moldova. Two more paintings are in Belgium. Previously common information that the paintings were allegedly destroyed (burned by the mother of one of the robbers) is not true.

Anna Sidorova © Gallerix.ru