Protesters who targeted Girl with a Pearl Earring jailed by Dutch court - The Guardian

Two Belgian clime alteration activists who past week targeted the Johannes Vermeer coating Girl with a Pearl Earring person been sentenced to 2 months successful situation by a Dutch court, of which 1 period was suspended.

One activistic glued his caput to solid covering the coating astatine a depository successful The Hague. The artwork was not damaged, assemblage unit said.

The protesters said their enactment was intended to item however seeing artwork destroyed evoked a akin feeling to seeing the satellite destroyed.

But the authoritative said: “An artwork hanging determination for each of america to bask has been smeared by defendants who felt their connection took precedence implicit everything else.”

The nationalist authoritative asked for a four-month sentence, with 2 months suspended, but the justice said she did not privation her condemnation to discourage different radical from demonstrating.

The 2 men went to proceedings done a fast-track process connected charges of demolition and unfastened unit against the painting. A 3rd activist, who did not hold with the proceedings being fast-tracked, volition look successful tribunal connected Friday.

All 3 are portion of Just Stop Oil Belgium, which is not affiliated with Just Stop Oil successful Britain.

Just Stop Oil Belgium said aft the verdict: “Isn’t it ironic that clime activists who nonviolently reason the wide slaughter of beingness connected Earth are being condemned?”