In an exciting development that shakes the corridors of French power, the Paris Public Prosecutor announced that three men, including a senior official in the silverware department at the Élysée Palace, the official residence of the French President, will be brought to trial next year on charges of stealing tableware and luxury porcelain from the palace.
According to what the «Associated Press» reported from French judicial sources, the stolen tableware from the Élysée Palace is estimated to be worth between 15 and 40 thousand euros, in an exciting incident after the Louvre Museum theft scandal in Paris.
According to preliminary investigations, the chief of silverware at the Élysée discovered the disappearance of dozens of luxury pieces, most of which were produced by the famous national «Sèvres» factory, which supplies the palace with a significant portion of its furniture and utensils.
An online sale reveals the theft
Some of these pieces were identified after being offered for sale on electronic auction sites, prompting an extensive investigation that led to the arrest of the employee responsible for the silverware department, who is suspected of being the main perpetrator.
The investigations revealed indications of the main suspect planning additional theft operations, as well as a suspicious relationship between him and the director of a company specializing in selling household items online, especially tableware, and inventory records review discovered accounting forgery to conceal the gradual disappearance of pieces over approximately two years.
A new scandal after the Louvre theft
This scandal comes just a few weeks after an incident that caused wide national shock, represented by a daring attempt to steal eight pieces of rare historic jewelry from the Louvre Museum last October.
These items were owned by French queens and empresses, including crowns inlaid with gemstones, necklaces, earrings, and brooches from the era of Napoleon III and the French monarchy. The perpetrators succeeded in taking the jewels in a few minutes before fleeing, sparking sharp controversy about the security of museums and national institutions.
According to the investigations, one of the characters involved in the Élysée case was working as a guard at the Louvre Museum itself, adding an additional layer of excitement and sarcasm to this series of incidents shaking the symbols of French heritage.
