The amount of damage from the "robbery of the century" has been named — the director of the Louvre asks to resign

The damage from the robbery of the French National Museum Louvre is estimated at € 88 million. This was stated on the air of the RTL radio station by the prosecutor of Paris, Laure Becco.

"The director of the Louvre estimated the damage at 88 million euros," she said.

Becco stated that this amount cannot be compared with the historical damage caused to the museum. At the same time, she added that criminals will never be able to get this amount if they try to melt down the stolen jewelry or divide it into small fragments.

The Paris prosecutor in this regard expressed the hope that the robbers will come to their senses and will not harm the relics.

Against this background, Le Figaro, citing a source, reported that the director of the Louvre, Laurence de Kar tried to resign. However, her dismissal was not accepted. French President Emmanuel Macron, who appointed her to this position, repeatedly called the director of the museum after the robbery, expressing support.

As reported by EADaily, the audacious robbery of the national Museum in Paris happened on October 19. Two robbers smashed shop windows and stole jewelry from the collection of Napoleon III and his wife. This caused, among other things, political consequences that forced President Macron to promise that the relics stolen from the Louvre, which are the historical heritage of the country, will definitely be returned.

In total, nine items were stolen: a set of jewelry, a service, a necklace, earrings, two crowns and a brooch that belonged to Empresses Eugenie, Marie Louise and Queen Hortense. Later, the stolen crown of the wife of Emperor Napoleon III Eugenie was found near the museum building, it was broken.

This was the first theft from the Louvre in the XXI century. The last time a painting by Camille Corot (1796-1875) "Sevres Road" was stolen from the museum was in May 1998. The painting has not yet been found.