2023-07-16 17:05:42
A new young woman was denounced for engraving her initial on one of the walls of the Colosseum in Rome
A 17-year-old Swiss girl was recorded while writing the initial of her name on one of the walls of the Colosseum in Rome, as happened a few weeks ago with a tourist from the United Kingdom, and after denouncing her, she may be sentenced to a sentence of several days in jail and a fine of up to 15,000 euros ($16,855).
The scene was filmed by David Battaglino, an Italian tour guide, who was with a group of foreigners visiting the amphitheater when one of them noticed.
After filming the Swiss tourist who wrote her initial “N” on one of the walls of the Colosseum, Battaglino followed the girl, on vacation with her family, to report her to the security personnel of the Flavio amphitheater and give the employees a copy of the video that was later viewed by the Police, local media reported.
In the video you can see the young woman recording her initial with an object and then applause and disapproving cries from those present to which the young woman reacts with a grimace.
According to the media, for alleged damage to national heritage, the young woman may even face a prison sentence and a fine of up to 15,000 euros ($16,855).
A tourist engraving his name and that of his girlfriend on a wall of the Roman Colosseum
A few weeks ago, the video of Ivan Dimitrov, 27, who lives in Bristol (United Kingdom) with his girlfriend, Hayley Bracey, and who also wrote their names on the walls of the Coliseum, circulated around the world.
After being located, the tourist wrote a letter of apology sent to the Rome Prosecutor’s Office, to the mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, and to the city council of the Italian capital in which he assured that he was unaware of the age of the monument.
The two were visiting the Italian capital during a three-week trip to Europe and during a visit to the Colosseum, the man wrote the phrase “Ivan+Hayley 23” on a wall, as seen in a video posted by another tourist on a platform and that went viral.
The tourist was also denounced and now he will have to face a process in which he can also be sentenced to several days in prison and a fine of 15,000 euros (16,855 dollars) for damage to cultural property.
Dimitrov, made a strange apology in a letter sent to the Rome Prosecutor’s Office, to the mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, and to the city council of the Italian capital in which he assures that he was unaware of the age of the monument.
Tourists can receive a fine of 15,000 euros and a sentence.
“I admit with total shame that only after what unfortunately happened did I find out about the antiquity of the monument,” he wrote in the letter published by the Roman newspaper Il Messaggero.
The Italian Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, assured that in the event of a complaint, the Ministry of Culture will appear as a civil party. It is unknown if any legal proceedings have been opened against the young man.
(with information from EFE)
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