Khaberni - The Egyptian Public Prosecution has completed its investigations into the theft of an ancient gold bracelet that dates back to one of the kings of the 21st Pharaonic dynasty from the restoration laboratory at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, and referred the accused to the military prosecution in preparation for their military trial.
The Public Prosecution confirmed that it had received a series of technical reports, including the results of criminal evidence experts to lift fingerprints from the theft site, in addition to reports on the analysis of surveillance camera footage around the incident and the report of the committee assigned to examine the mechanisms of handling artifacts within the museum.
A prosecutorial team moved to inspect the scene of the crime, after appointing experts from the General Administration of Criminal Evidence, to benefit from any physical evidence, and the prosecution listened to a number of museum officials and security personnel, and took custody of the documents related to the case.
The security forces had received an official report on September 13th from the museum's agent and one of the restoration specialists, stating that the gold bracelet had disappeared from an iron safe inside the restoration laboratory.
The investigations revealed that a restoration specialist exploited her presence at her workplace on September 9th and stole the bracelet by distraction, then sold it to a silverware shop owner in the Sayeda Zeinab area of Cairo for 180,000 Egyptian pounds, who later sold it to a gold workshop owner for 194,000 Egyptian pounds, before it was melted down and reformed into other jewelry.
The efforts of the security forces resulted in the capture of all those involved and the money obtained from the sale, and the accused confessed to the incident in front of the Public Prosecution, which initiated the investigation and took the necessary legal actions against them.
In a related context, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the closure of the King Tutankhamun Hall at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir starting from October 20th, for the relocation of its contents to the Grand Egyptian Museum, with the museum completely closing in mid-October to finalize preparations.
The Egyptian Museum is officially scheduled to reopen on November 1st, 2025, and will start welcoming the public from November 4th, coinciding with the annual anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb.
