Dutch prosecutors ask for years in prison for suspects involved in theft of Romanian gold helmet

The Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands requested prison sentences of up to 66 months for the three suspects in the Drents Museum robbery that took place in January last year. The thieves managed to steal the 2,500-year-old Coțofenești Helmet and three gold bracelets on loan from Romania. Prosecutors said the suspects prepared the robbery down to the last detail.

The most severe sentence was requested for Bernhard Z., aged 35, who did not reach an agreement with the prosecutors. The other two suspects, Jan B. (21 years old) and Douglas Chesley W. (37 years old), made a deal with the prosecution, which led to a lighter recommendation of 44 months in prison for each of them, according to Dutch media cited by News.ro.