German climate activist who glued herself to artwork gets jail

Berlin [Germany], April 28: A climate activist who glued herself to a famous painting at a Berlin art museum last year was given a four-month jail sentence without probation. The 24-year-old, who stuck herself to the wooden frame of the 1504 painting "Rest on the Flight to Egypt," by Lucas Cranach the Elder, was guilty of criminal property damage, a Berlin district court ruled on Wednesday. A court spokeswoman said this was the first time a demonstrator associated with the Last Generation activist group had been given a jail sentence in Berlin that did not include any probation time. In her verdict, judge Susanne Wortmann said any suspended sentence was out of the question because the defendant had acted unreasonably and would likely continue participating in similar activities. The defendant and another activist from the Last Generation group used superglue to adhere themselves to the frame hanging at Berlin's Gemaldegalerie in August 2022. Damage of $2,630 was incurred, law enforcement said. Last Generation activists have staged similar attention-grabbing protests across Europe.
Source: Qatar Tribune