Italy’s culture minister, who tweeted a video of the man carving the Colosseum with a key, called for his identification and sanctions.
Angry reactions in Italy over man caught on camera carving his name and his girlfriend’s name into Rome’s Colosseum.
The Italian Minister of Culture demanded that he be identified and sanctioned.
Gennaro Sangiuliano tweeted on Monday: “I find it very serious, unworthy and a sign of great disrespect that a tourist defaces one of the most famous places in the world, the Colosseum, to carve his fiancee’s name. I hope that whoever did this will be identified and punished according to our laws.”
Reputo gravissimo, indegno e segno di grande inciviltà , che un turista sfregi uno dei luoghi più celebri al mondo, il Colosseo, per incidere il nome della sua fiancezata. I hope that those who have completed this gesture will be individuated and sanctioned according to our law. pic.twitter.com/p8Jss1GWuY
— Gennaro Sangiuliano (@g_sangiuliano) June 26, 2023
The minister’s tweet included a blurry image of the young tourist, as well as video that appeared to show him using spanners to scratch one of the walls of the nearly 2,000-year-old amphitheatre.
The sign read “Ivan+Haley 23,” according to Italian news agency ANSA.
The alleged incident took place on Friday and police were alerted by videos that appeared on social media, ANSA reported.
If convicted of the crime, the man could face a fine of at least 15,000 euros ($16,360) or up to five years in prison, the news agency said.
A similar incident occurred in 2020, when an Irish tourist was accused of vandalizing the Colosseum after security staff spotted him carving his initials into the ancient structure and reported him to the police.
Source :Skai
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