Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer have rejected claims of damage to Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” frame. Just Stop Oil’s two environmental activists were indicted after having smeared the painting in the National Gallery in London with tomato on Friday 14th October. The screen, fortunately protected by a glass case, did not show any damage after the demonstration by the two young women. On the other hand, the painting, which will have to be restored, was the worst.
The two young women, indicted along with Lora Johnson, a 38-year-old Southwold woman who smeared the New Scotland Yard sign, have pleaded not guilty before Westminster Magistrates Court. According to the indictment, two hours they would have to pay damages in the amount of less than £5,000.
District Judge Tan Irkam ordered the release of the two 20-year-olds on bail but barred them from entering galleries or museums. The prosecutor alleges that the two activists acted knowing they were in front of a painting protected by a glass case. The trial was set for December 13.
Environmental group Just Stop Oil organized a second protest near Scotland Yard, where Lora Johnson, 38, was arrested on suspicion of smearing and damaging the building with paint. The woman pleaded not guilty and was released on bail. To clean the New Scotland Yard premises, they were spent 4,750 pounds.
The woman will return to trial on November 23. Some 28 people were arrested on Friday following environmental protests in central London. Among them, twenty-five people were sent home on bail pending further investigation of the facts.
Source: Fan Page IT
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