Cols Rouges deserve jail, says prosecutor

The prosecution in the trial of the Cols Rouges – the erstwhile portering staff at Hôtel Drouot, the communal saleroom facility used by most Paris auctioneers – have called for prison sentences of up to five years and fines of €250,000 for those found guilty of theft and criminal conspiracy.

A total of 40 members of the Union des Commissionnaires de l’Hôtel des Ventes (UCHV)  – better known…

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