Jan 18, 2024 at 10:41 PM Update: 39 minutes ago
The Italian parliament has approved an increase in fines for defacing monuments. The higher fines should cover cleaning costs. In recent months, several monuments in Italy have been defaced by environmental activists.
People who deface a monument in Italy can be fined up to 40,000 euros. If a monument is destroyed, fines can amount to 60,000 euros. Currently the maximum fine is 15,000 euros.
The increase follows several incidents in which environmental activists threw paint on Italian monuments. In recent months, the Trevi Fountain in Rome, the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence and the Basilica of San Marco in Venice have been defaced.
The amendment to the law also stipulates that the Ministry of Culture can use the money from the fines to clean and, if necessary, repair the monuments. “It is good that it is no longer Italians who have to pay these costs, but the people responsible for these actions,” said Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano.
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2024-01-18 21:41:57
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