Intruders entered via a basket lift using a platform mounted on a lorry, breaking a window and making off with jewels that "have genuine heritage value and are, in fact, priceless," France's interior minister said.
A wealthy person who keeps this in a secret private collection.
A country with significant national antiquities they want returned and are holding the French crown Jewels as a hostage to trade.
My money is on the descendants from Susa in present day Iran wanting back the code of Hammurabi that they stole from the Babylonians, or descendents from Babylon themselves.
It makes sense. You can’t directly steal the code as it’s a giant stone pillar. But you can steal the French Crown Jewels and negotiate to trade each others stolen goods.
Someone extremely wealthy with an expensive private art collection.
Very private. I can only see two buyers of this:
A wealthy person who keeps this in a secret private collection.
A country with significant national antiquities they want returned and are holding the French crown Jewels as a hostage to trade.
My money is on the descendants from Susa in present day Iran wanting back the code of Hammurabi that they stole from the Babylonians, or descendents from Babylon themselves.
It makes sense. You can’t directly steal the code as it’s a giant stone pillar. But you can steal the French Crown Jewels and negotiate to trade each others stolen goods.