By SYLVIE CORBET, Associated Press

BOBIGNY, France (AP) — A French court on Wednesday postponed the trial of a suspect in the Louvre jewels heist in a different case due to media attention and other issues that may impede the fairness of the proceedings.

A court in Bobigny, north of Paris, said the suspect’s trial on charges of damaging public property will take place in April.

His four lawyers said the highly publicized Louvre robbery did not allow them to properly prepare for the trial.

Maxime Cavaillé, one of the lawyers, told reporters: “We’ll be extremely vigilant about several points, first of all the respect of the presumption of innocence… and the respect of (judicial) proceedings.”

Cavaillé said the lawyers will make sure the “privacy” of their client is respected despite t

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