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'Sham innocence' of heist accused 'Sham innocence' of raid accused
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The four main defendants in Britain's biggest cash robbery trial put on a "sham innocence" for the Old Bailey jury, jurors have been told. The four main defendants in Britain's biggest cash robbery trial put on a "sham innocence" for the Old Bailey jury, prosecutors told the court.
Lea Rusha, Jetmir Bucpapa, Stuart Royle and Roger Coutts falsely claimed they were "victims of a wicked and deliberate plot", the prosecution said.Lea Rusha, Jetmir Bucpapa, Stuart Royle and Roger Coutts falsely claimed they were "victims of a wicked and deliberate plot", the prosecution said.
They deny being part of a plot to steal £53m from Tonbridge Securitas depot and to kidnap the manager and his family.They deny being part of a plot to steal £53m from Tonbridge Securitas depot and to kidnap the manager and his family.
Three other men also deny all charges in connection to the robbery in 2006.Three other men also deny all charges in connection to the robbery in 2006.
'Claimed innocence''Claimed innocence'
Prosecutor Sir John Nutting QC, in his closing speech, said the "four principal defendants" claimed they were innocent and did not play any role in the "largest robbery in history".Prosecutor Sir John Nutting QC, in his closing speech, said the "four principal defendants" claimed they were innocent and did not play any role in the "largest robbery in history".
"They claimed that they are victims of a wicked and deliberate plot to implicate them in crimes they did not commit," he said."They claimed that they are victims of a wicked and deliberate plot to implicate them in crimes they did not commit," he said.
"Theirs is a sham innocence, an innocence only claimed for your benefit and in your presence.""Theirs is a sham innocence, an innocence only claimed for your benefit and in your presence."
He suggested Mr Rusha was "a witness against whom all waves of reason and logic and common sense broke on an unyielding and uncompromising determination to stick to the script he had invented".He suggested Mr Rusha was "a witness against whom all waves of reason and logic and common sense broke on an unyielding and uncompromising determination to stick to the script he had invented".
'Not inside man''Not inside man'
Sir John said a suggestion by Mr Rusha's barrister Graeme Wilson that depot manager Colin Dixon may have been party to the robbery should be placed on "terra firma". Sir John said a suggestion by Mr Rusha's barrister Graeme Wilson that depot manager Colin Dixon might have been party to the robbery should be placed on "terra firma".
"The evidence plainly demonstrates that Mr Dixon was not their inside man," he said."The evidence plainly demonstrates that Mr Dixon was not their inside man," he said.
The defendants include Mr Rusha, 35, a roofer of Lambersart Close, Southborough; car salesman Mr Royle, 49, of Allen Street, Maidstone, Kent; unemployed Mr Bucpapa, 26, of Hadlow Road, Tonbridge and garage owner Mr Coutts, 30, of The Green, Welling, south-east London. The defendants include Mr Rusha, 35, a roofer of Lambersart Close, Southborough; car salesman Mr Royle, 49, of Allen Street, Maidstone, Kent; unemployed Mr Bucpapa, 26, of Hadlow Road, Tonbridge; and garage owner Mr Coutts, 30, of The Green, Welling, south-east London.
Also charged are Emir Hysenaj, 28, a Post Office worker of New Road, Crowborough, East Sussex and car dealer John Fowler, 59, of Elderden Farm, Chart Hill Road, Staplehurst, Kent. Also charged are Emir Hysenaj, 28, a Post Office worker of New Road, Crowborough, East Sussex; and car dealer John Fowler, 59, of Elderden Farm, Chart Hill Road, Staplehurst, Kent.
All six deny conspiracy to rob and conspiracy to kidnap the Dixon family, and conspiracy to possess firearms.All six deny conspiracy to rob and conspiracy to kidnap the Dixon family, and conspiracy to possess firearms.
Signwriter Keith Borer, 54, of Hempstead Lane, Maidstone, Kent, denies handling stolen money.Signwriter Keith Borer, 54, of Hempstead Lane, Maidstone, Kent, denies handling stolen money.