
Six Georgians Sentenced in France for Stealing Rare Russian Classics
A French court has sentenced six Georgian nationals to up to seven years in prison for stealing rare 19th-century Russian literary classics from French libraries.
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A French court has sentenced six Georgian nationals to up to seven years in prison for stealing rare 19th-century Russian literary classics from French libraries.

Six individuals from Georgia have been sentenced to up to seven years in prison in France for their involvement in the theft of rare editions of Russian literary classics. The stolen works included those by 19th-century authors.

Seven Georgian nationals are currently on trial in a French court, accused of stealing rare Russian books. The trial addresses the theft of valuable literary works.

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Six Georgian individuals have been sentenced to seven years in prison by French justice for stealing historical books, including valuable Pushkin first editions, worth millions.

Six Georgian individuals have been sentenced to jail in France for their involvement in the theft of rare Russian books, an operation dubbed 'Operation Pushkin'. The group was found guilty of stealing valuable literary works.

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A gang of six Georgians has been sentenced for stealing valuable Russian literary classics from libraries across Europe, replacing them with fakes and causing over 600,000 euros in damages.

Seven Georgian nationals are on trial in France accused of stealing rare Russian books, with some defendants having previous convictions in other countries for similar offenses.
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The defendants, prosecuted for "theft of an exposed cultural good" and "criminal association with a view to preparing a crime," will be tried by the correctional court in Paris from 9 to 12...

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