French prosecutor seeks 8-year terms in book theft
The Public Prosecutor's Office in Paris has requested up to 8 years of imprisonment for six individuals from Georgia on charges of stealing rare cultural books, including works by Alexander Pushkin, from prestigious libraries in France during 2023. They indicated that the stolen amounts represent an organized and meticulously planned operation, involving the reproduction and substitution of counterfeit copies of the rare books that are difficult to distinguish from the originals. The defendants are facing charges of criminal conspiracy and theft of publicly displayed cultural property, with the court being urged to impose strict penalties on the mastermind behind the theft.
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