TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

Jakarta Post

2 Danes sentenced for stealing WWII documents

Two Danish men have been sentenced to prison after confessing to stealing World War II documents from Denmark's national archives

The Jakarta Post
Denmark
Fri, May 17, 2013

Share This Article

Change Size

2 Danes sentenced for stealing WWII documents

Two Danish men have been sentenced to prison after confessing to stealing World War II documents from Denmark's national archives.

The Copenhagen City Court on Friday gave sentences of two years to one man and 21 months to the other for stealing 1,045 documents between 2009 and their arrests in late 2012.

The men told the court how they used, among other items, a carved-out notepad to hide the documents that included torn-out book pages and photos. The documents were estimated to be worth between 1.5 million kroner ($260,000) and 3 million kroner ($520,000).

The men claimed they were planning to write a book about the war. The prosecutor said they were collectors, adding many documents have been recovered but others have been sold.

They did not appeal the sentences.

{

Your Opinion Matters

Share your experiences, suggestions, and any issues you've encountered on The Jakarta Post. We're here to listen.

Enter at least 30 characters
0 / 30

Thank You

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.