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The Louvre Museum management has revealed a new package of security measures to enhance the protection of the museum, following the recent theft that shocked the world, without increasing the number of guards, which angered the unions.
The administration announced on Friday the creation of the position of "security coordinator" who will coordinate between all relevant departments, according to an official statement. The museum's board of directors also indicated in an extraordinary meeting that new surveillance devices will be installed in the coming weeks, in addition to additional cameras in the coming months.
Despite the unions' welcome of the tightened security measures, they expressed their regret at the lack of reinforcement of the human element, considering that this measure is not sufficient to fully ensure security, according to what was reported by Agence France-Presse.
In a related context, French President Emmanuel Macron promised to recover the stolen jewelry, confirming that the authorities had begun to arrest members of the gang, and that the stolen items would soon be returned and they would be brought to justice, during an interview with the Mexican network "Televisa" during his tour of Latin America.
The details of the theft date back to the morning of October 19, when two men climbed through a truck equipped with a crane onto the balcony of the Apollo halls and stole eight pieces of jewelry from the French royal crown after breaking the glass of the windows and display cases.
According to Culture Minister Rachida Dati, an emergency meeting was held in late October, after confirming the existence of a "chronic" case of misjudgment of the risks related to infiltration and theft in the museum. The authorities have so far arrested four people suspected of being involved in the incident, while the stolen items have not yet been recovered.
