The two activistswhat pThey remained in police custody since Sundaywill appear this Monday before a prosecutor’s delegate, “with a view to a citizen contribution“, which is an alternative to processing, he indicated to AFP the Paris prosecutor’s office.
The moment where they throw soup at “La Gioconda”
He Sunday, both women threw in pumpkin soupwhich they would have hidden in a coffee thermos, that masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci for defend “the right to healthy and sustainable food” and denounce a “sick agricultural system.”
A collective called Alimentary riposte (Food response), which says lead “a campaign of French civil resistance intended to provoke a radical change in society in terms of climate and social matters”claimed responsibility for the action.
The two environmentalists were arrested
The two environmentalists were arresteds for violating the rules of entry and stay in the museum, such as crossing the security zone in front of the painting, the prosecutor’s office explained. This crime is punishable by 1,500 euros ($1,620) fine.
The most famous painting in the world, also known as The Mona Lisa“he did not suffer any damage,” he told AFP the Parisian museum, stating that it planned to file a complaint on Monday.
Why “La Gioconda” is exhibited behind glass
The “La Gioconda”, which is exhibited after a protective glass since 2005already was the victim of acts of vandalism on several occasions. In May 2022, for example, he was the target of a cream pie.
In recent monthsvarious activists carried out actions against works from various museums around the world.
In October 2022, two young men wearing “Just Stop Oil” t-shirts They poured tomato soup over the “Sunflowers” by Van Gogh, also protected by glass, in the National Gallery museum in London.
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