Alleged Pink Panther faces charges in Japan over diamond tiara theft A member of "Pink Panther" gang of international jewellery thieves has been indicted to stand trial in Tokyo over a robbery three years ago. Crime › 'Pink Panther' member indicted on robbery, avoids lay judge trial The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Friday indicted a Montenegrin member of the ''Pink Panther'' ring of thieves on charges of robbery and intrusion… 'Pink Panther' theft suspect charged TOKYO -- Japanese prosecutors on Friday charged a man thought to be in the "Pink Panthers" ring of thieves with stealing a diamond tiara and other jewelry worth millions from a Tokyo store.The Pink Panthers, named for the 1963 movie starring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau, are thought to have taken a quarter of a billion dollars in jewelry in heists around the globe. Gang ... Injurious heist but 'Pink Panther' member to avoid lay judge trial The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office on Friday charged a Montenegrin member of the "Pink Panther" ring of thieves with robbery and intrusion over a 2007 heist in Tokyo involving nearly ¥300 million worth of jewelry. Rifat Hadziahmetovic, 42, was formally arrested in Spain by Japanese police last month in connection with the robbery, which resulted in injuries, a charge that would, as a ... Japan indicts Montenegrin alleged 'Pink Panther' jewel thief TOKYO - Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted a Montenegrin alleged member of the "Pink Panther" gang of international jewellery thieves over a robbery three years ago in Tokyo. Japan indicts alleged ‘Pink Panther’ jewel thief Japanese prosecutors yesterday indicted a Montenegrin alleged member of the “Pink Panther” gang of international jewellery thieves over a robbery three years ago in Tokyo. |