A French court on Thursday sentenced eight men to up to two years in prison for stealing a door from the Bataclan concert hall in Paris with a work by street artist Banksy.

Three men claimed responsibility for the theft in January 2019.

One of them was sentenced to four years in prison, two of which were suspended.

The other two received three-year prison sentences, half of which were suspended.

Instead of going to prison, the three men only have to wear an ankle bracelet.

Another defendant, a street art fan who became a millionaire by winning the lottery, was sentenced to three years in prison, with 16 months suspended.

He doesn't have to be behind bars either, just wear an ankle bracelet.

The court did not follow the prosecution, which saw him as the commissioner of the theft, but only convicted him of receiving stolen goods.

Three men who helped transport the work received ten months in prison.

Another man, in whose hotel the Banksy work had been stored in the meantime, got six months probation.

Prosecutor Valérie Cadignan had called for up to four years in prison for the accused two weeks ago and emphasized that the stolen door was invaluable.

The Banksy artwork on the Bataclan door pays homage to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks, in which jihad-motivated assassins killed 130 people.

Depicted is a sad girl with her head bowed.

The British street artist, who is hiding his identity, identified himself as the author of the work on his account on the online service Instagram.

He had spray-painted the artwork on the emergency exit door after the Bataclan attack.

Survivors of the attack escaped through this door.

The black metal door was found in Italy two years ago.