20 thousand euros Of MORE: he will have to pay a lot activist Of Last generation for sticking with it scotch some images al glass placed to protect the panel “Birth of Venus” Of Botticelli. This is the first application of the newly formed law against eco-vandals.
20 thousand euro fine for Last Generation activist
The news of the fine was made known by those directly involved via a note. In the press release, Ultima Generazione attacks the Meloni government which gave birth to the law which tightens sanctions against those who alter or make works of art unusable:
Giordano had used scotch tape to glue images of the Campi Bisenzio immersed in mud onto the display case of Botticelli’s Venus. The absence of a moral compass in this government is evident.
February 13, 2024 – Ultima Generazione activists attach posters to the case protecting Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” painting.
The raid on the Uffizi in Florence
Last February 13, three activists entered the Uffizi and stuck some photos on the case protecting Botticelli’s masterpiece. Then they displayed an orange poster that read “Reparation Fund – 20 billion to repair the damage of climate disasters”.
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Eco-vandal law: what it provides
The so-called law against eco-vandals introduces a minimum fine of 10 thousand euroswhich can reach a maximum of 60mila. Anyone who destroys, disperses, deteriorates or renders their own or others’ cultural or landscape assets completely or partially unusable or unusable is punished.
Then there is a fine from 10mila a 40mila for those who deface or deface cultural or landscape assets (even their own) or assign cultural assets to a use that could put their state of conservation at risk. Anyone who uses them for a use incompatible with their historical or artistic character will also be punished.
“He who dirty, is right you pay for restoration. Italian citizens don’t have to pay,” he commented Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano to the approval of the text.
“Whoever is responsible for acts of vandalism against art and national monuments, the heritage of our identity and humanity, must know that will respond directly in person from a patrimonial point of view”, the minister had warned.
Not just fines: recently some Last Generation activists were sentenced to 6 months in prison.
Photo source: IPA
2024-02-16 21:26:00
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