The Paris Louvre reopens on Wednesday after the daring theft from the most visited museum in the world. Its director Laurence des Cars is facing questions from a parliamentary culture committee scrutinising security failures.
A Paris prosecutor estimates that the crown jewels stolen from the Louvre on Sunday in a dramatic heist were worth 88 million euros, but that the monetary estimate doesn’t include their historical value to France.
“The wrongdoers who took these gems won’t earn 88 million euros if they have the very bad idea of disassembling these jewels,” prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in an interview with broadcaster RTL on Tuesday.
“We can perhaps hope that they’ll think about this and won’t destroy these jewels without rhyme or reason.”
Beccuau, whose office is leading the inquiry, said about 100 investigators are now involved in the police hunt for the suspects and gems after the audacious theft from the world’s most-visited museum.
