The trial of three Georgians suspected of Robbery of Century theft in Ordu town of Turkey will resume today at the Tbilisi City Court.
The robbery took place in March, 2012. Cigarette butts left in the 8-meter-long underground tunnel dug by the thieves led police in both Turkey and Georgia suspect about the nationality of the perpetrators of the theft which Turkish media had described as "Robbery of Century", in which the thieves beat the alarming system of the jewelry shop to empty its 6-kilogram hoard of gold jewelry and coins.
The thieves dug the tunnel from an adjacent building right into their target shop and when the alarming system finally worked they had already left with their trophies.
Only one of the suspects Vakhtang Iremadze admitted to have committed the crime. In case found guilty, the Georgians face up to 10 years in prison.
