Khaberni - The competent court postponed the hearing of the trial of the accused in the case of stealing an archaeological bracelet from the Egyptian Museum, to the session of December 21.
The competent court decided today, Sunday, to postpone the trial session of the accused in the incident of stealing the archaeological bracelet from inside the Egyptian Museum, to the session of December 21, to complete the consideration of the case.
The second defendant acknowledged to the investigative authorities in the incident of theft and sale of the museum's bracelet that he acted in good faith, asserting that he was unaware that the bracelet was archaeological or stolen. He clarified that he knew the first accused as they were neighbors in the area, and that she asked for his help to sell the bracelet, so he agreed to intervene as a mediator without knowing the nature of the piece.
The second defendant explained during the investigations that his role was limited to mediating between the first accused and the third accused in the area of the goldsmiths, where he works as a "msyoonji," meaning a mediator in selling gold, in return for a commission for completing the sale.
He added that the first accused in the incident of theft and sale of the archaeological bracelet broke the gem on the bracelet using pliers, and took care of the breaking process by herself, so as not to reveal that the piece was archaeological, and then destroyed the gem and kept it with her.
The second defendant confirmed to the investigative authorities, when confronted with the circumstances of the sale, that dealings within the goldsmiths' area are customarily done from trader to trader without issuing invoices, as this is a common practice among them, while invoices are used only when dealing with customers.
