One of them is a woman. Two additional people were charged in the theft of the Louvre Museum

A judge on Saturday brought charges against two additional people, including a 38-year-old woman, as part of the investigation into The Louvre Museum theft in Paris, bringing the total number of people being pursued to four about two weeks after this incident, while the The stolen itemsare missing.

Five people were arrested on Wednesday evening in the ParisTwo of them were charged and three were released, according to what Agence France-Presse learned from police sources and sources familiar with the case.

One of the accused is a 38-year-old mother who was charged with complicity in an organized robbery and criminal conspiracy with the aim of committing a crime. She was placed in pretrial detention during a session, part of which Agence France-Presse was able to attend.

Pretrial detention

The woman resides in the northern suburb of La Courneuve in Paris, and she appeared before the judge crying, saying that she "Scared" On her children and on herself.

The judge said that her detention was justified by the presence of… "Risk of collusion" and"Disturbance of public order"Adrian Sorrentino, one of the woman’s lawyers, confirmed that she was… "She strongly rejects the charges against her"

A source reported that the other accused was also placed in pretrial detention, and three people who had been arrested were released, without any charges being brought against them.

DNA Evidence

The Paris Public Prosecutor, Laure Picot, explained on Thursday morning that among the suspects who were arrested on Wednesday was an alleged member of the group that included four people and carried out the robbery in less than eight minutes on October 19.

She indicated that "DNA evidence" His connection to the robbery was proven, and on October 25, the authorities arrested two men in their thirties, on suspicion of belonging to the group of four individuals that carried out the robbery, and one of them was at Roissy Airport in Paris preparing to travel to Algeria.

Formal charges were brought against the two men, one of whom is 34 years old and the other is 39 years old, and they were placed in pretrial detention on Wednesday evening.

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