In the Celtsgold process: there are long prison terms?

In the Celtsgold process: there are long prison terms?

In the process of spectacular gold treasure theft from the Celts and Roman Museum in Manching near Ingolstadt, it gets serious this afternoon. At 9:30 a.m. the last plea of the defenders of the main defendant, a 48-year-old man from Plate at Schwerin, who is considered the head of a suspected burglar gang. The public prosecutor sees him as a mastermind behind the robbery and calls for a prison sentence of twelve years. His accomplices are also charged, two of them come from Schwerin, another from Berlin.

The public prosecutor raises serious allegations against the accused, who came into vision due to events in November 2022. In the event of a slump into the Archaeology Museum in Manching, an approximately 2,100 -year -old gold treasure worth 1.5 million euros was stolen. The prey comprises 483 coins, a larger lump of gold and a total of 3.7 kilograms of gold. Except for a part that was discovered on a property in Plate, most of the valuable treasures remain disappeared.

conflict of truths

In the course of the procedure, which has been going on for six months, the accused have not confessed and have also been silent in the past two years. The defenders of the three other accused request acquisitions and accuse the public prosecutor of not having any valid evidence. Klaus Wittmann, one of the defenders, even refers to the indictment as "in the air empty room", while Uwe Kunik, another defender, explains that there is no evidence of an organized burglar gang.

The required prison terms vary between six and a half and ten years, depending on the role of the individual defendants. While the public prosecutor is firmly committed to the responsibility of the men, the defense emphasizes the presumption of innocence and raises the demand for acquittal and compensation for the duration of pre -trial detention.

security situation for antiques

. According to statistics from the Federal Criminal Police Office, which was raised for the period from 2014 to 2024, such offenses have been very popular for years. In this way, the theft of cultural assets in Germany remains a serious problem that makes waves not only in public, but also in the investigative authorities. Statistics are available online and indicate the alarming trends.

The judgment in this special case is to be announced on July 29 by the Ingolstadt District Court. The company is now looking forward to the judgment, which not only affects the accused men, but also throws a light on the potential consequences that can bring about such criminal action. The attention of many will be aimed at which teachings from this process can be drawn for the security of museums and cultural heritage.

For more information about this interesting case and the accompanied statistics, the sources antenne, NDR and and [Statista] (https://de.statista.com/statistik/studie/158684/umfrage/diebiehl-von-antiquitaeten-kunst-und-skralen-gal