International
-DW News
London,
Oct
16:
Two
women,
aged
20
and
21,
appeared
in
court
on
Saturday
to
face
charges
of
criminal
damage
after
they
threw
tomato
soup
at
one
of
Vincent
van
Gogh’s
paintingsat
the
National
Gallery
in
London.
A
third
woman
was
charged
for
dousing
paint
on
a
sign
at
the
New
Scotland
Yard
headquarters
of
London’s
Metropolitan
Police.
All
three
pleaded
not
guilty
to
criminal
damage
during
their
brief
sessions
at
the
Westminster
Magistrates’ Court.
Bank
of
England
drawn
into
UK
government’s
fiscal
mess
District
Judge
Tan
Irkam
ordered
their
release
on
bail
on
the
condition
they
don’t
have
paint
or
adhesive
substances
on
them
in
public
spaces,
the
Associated
Press
reported.
These
climate
activists
threw
soup
at
Van
Gogh’s
‘Sunflowers’
and
glued
themselves
to
the
wall
of
London’s
National
Gallery
to
protest
fossil
fuels.
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DW
News
(@dwnews)
October
14,
2022
Why
were
they
arrested?
The
women
were
part
of
the
climate
activist
group
Just
Stop
Oil
that
has
been
demanding
the
UK
government
put
a
stop
to
new
oil
and
gas
projects.
The
group
has
been
demonstating
in
the
British
capital
for
two
weeks
now,
often
taking
aim
at
national
treasures.
On
Friday,
the
two
women
threw
tomato
soup
from
Heinz
cans
onto
Vincent
van
Gogh’s
“Sunflowers,” painted
in
the
1880s.
They
then
glued
their
hands
to
the
gallery
wall.
Prosecutor
Ola
Oyedepo
said
the
pair
did
not
harm
the
oil
painting,
thanks
to
a
glass
protective
case.
But
damage
was
caused
to
the
frame,
she
said.
The
painting
was
cleaned
and
put
back
on
display
by
Friday
afternoon.
Police
said
they
made
some
28
arrests
in
relation
to
protests
by
the
group
on
Friday.
Source: DW
