Group found guilty of Tokyo jewelry heist

The Special Organized Crime Court found a group dubbed the Pink Panther guilty of robbing a jewelry store in Tokyo.

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Wednesday, 03.10.2007.

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The Special Organized Crime Court found a group dubbed the Pink Panther guilty of robbing a jewelry store in Tokyo. Presiding Judge Milena Rasic said yesterday that Aleksandar Radulovic and Djordjije Rasovic were guilty of the March 5, 2004 armed robbery of the store when they stole a diamond necklace, seven rings, and two pairs of earrings, worth a total of about EUR 22mn. Group found guilty of Tokyo jewelry heist A third defendant, Snezana Panajotovic, was found guilty of complicity. Radulovic, who now faces seven years behind bars, had pleaded guilty to the crime, although he claimed that the robbery was arranged with the store's owner as part of an insurance scam. Rasovic received six and a half years, while Panajotovic was sentenced to three years and two months. She has been released from custody pending incarceration. The court decision orders the return of the assets and paying the state a fine of USD 100,000. Judge Rasic added that” since the jewelry has not been found, the fine was based on her best estimate.” A British national named Dorothy Fasola, also implicated in the crime, was not on trial due to the fact that British law bars extradition.

Group found guilty of Tokyo jewelry heist

A third defendant, Snežana Panajotović, was found guilty of complicity.

Radulović, who now faces seven years behind bars, had pleaded guilty to the crime, although he claimed that the robbery was arranged with the store's owner as part of an insurance scam.

Rašović received six and a half years, while Panajotović was sentenced to three years and two months. She has been released from custody pending incarceration.

The court decision orders the return of the assets and paying the state a fine of USD 100,000. Judge Rašić added that” since the jewelry has not been found, the fine was based on her best estimate.”

A British national named Dorothy Fasola, also implicated in the crime, was not on trial due to the fact that British law bars extradition.

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