Madrid Prosecutor’s Office requested a 21-month prison sentence fifteen Scientific Rebellion activists threw beet juice at the front of the Congress of Deputies to warn of impending climate collapse: “Red alert. Listen to the scienceThe slogan of the protest was “. With this action, the group in question (consisting of well-known scientists from different climate-related fields, some of them major) aimed to draw attention to the urgency of stopping global warming.
public ministry in this building Classified as a unique building According to Europa Press, the building is included in the catalog of protected buildings of the city of Madrid and has a comprehensive Type I protection level.
Crime against historical heritage
According to the prosecutor’s office, the representative of the Public Ministry accuses them crime against historical heritage and demands compensation of 2,593 euros from the State and 714 euros from the Madrid City Council.
The indictment recalls that shortly before 10:00 in the morning on April 6, 2022, a group of fifteen people “by prior agreement among themselves” went to the Plaza de las Cortes in Madrid to a protest in which they had previously participated with other people. Congress of Representatives “due to the so-called emergencies resulting from so-called climate change.”
Once there, provided with a liquid substance of organic composition “possibly resulting from previous mixing of the beet and its mixture with cocoa and/or another substance,” they threw said liquid into several areas of the main front of the Congress of Representatives. Building. , “including the staircase, columns, portico, lion podiums and part of the facade connecting to the main bronze door.”
Economic cost of cleaning
Reddish liquid substance caused material damage “In addition to the initial cleaning, which required full restoration, by the Special Emergency Municipal Cleaning Service of Madrid using pressurized water at a cost of 713.57 euros, the property was subsequently intervened by applying controlled cleaning systems and was harmless to the stone and mortar.”
Surfactants, brushes and absorbent systems had to be used to remove organic residues left behind during washing., mainly in porous materials. In total, this additional cost amounted to 2,592.69 euros for the budget of the Congress of Deputies.
Additionally, a file was opened for his declaration. Asset of Cultural Interest In the monument category by Ministerial Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of 4 June 1977, as a result of article 11.1 of Law 16/1985 of 25 June on the Spanish historical heritage.
Article on the reasons for the protest: https://www.informacion.es/medio-ambiente/2022/04/13/rebelion-ciencia-son-motivos-64979302.html
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