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Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, of the Ashanti Kingdom has filed a report with police in Oslo claiming that precious, inherited crown jewels had been stolen from him in the lobby of the downtown Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel on Thursday. The Police in Oslo are reported to be giving the case high priority. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is in Norway to take part in a business conference. VG Nett reported that someone took a suitcase containing the king�s jewels from the area around the hotel�s front desk. �We have been told that a bag containing great value, also of great sentimental value for the owner, was stolen from the delegation,� Marius Erlandsen of the Oslo Police District told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK). The leader of the Norwegian-African Business Association, Eivind Fjeldstad told VG Nett, �as hosts for His Majesty, we are terribly sorry about this.� The jewels reportedly have been inherited through several generations and are used by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II when he performs ceremonial duties as monarch for his people. Erlandsen told (NRK) that the police had �good pictures� from a surveillance camera at the hotel and were working to identify persons in the pictures. He said it was possible more persons were involved in the reported theft.