Latest generation blitz in Piazza Duomo in Milan, paint on the statue of Vittorio Emanuele II.«The real scandal is the government's indifference» – Video and photos

Martina and Riccardo, the two activists responsible, were taken to the police station after the raid

The blitzes continue Latest Generation.And this time they returned to Milan, where they smeared the statue of with orange washable paint Victor Emmanuel II in Piazza Duomo.The ones who carried out the act of civil disobedience, through the use of fire extinguishers, were Martina And Richard who then threw dozens of leaflets under the base of the monument.The police arrived immediately and took the two activists to the police station.«Defacing a statue is scandalous?I, however, say that the real scandal is the absolute one government indifference towards our lives, which the climate crisis will destroy and is already destroying", declares Riccardo.«Italy is the sixth largest investor in fossil fuels in the world, it invests even more than Russia And Saudi Arabia.We must get rid of oil, coal and gas immediately:doing it is possible, all that is missing is the political will", he adds, reiterating the request to stop public subsidies for fossil fuels, which the group has been pursuing for months.Environmentalists underline once again how this type of protest arises from the ineffectiveness of classic demonstrations.«The scientific community is ignored And mocked» continues Riccardo.«We raise our ever louder cry of alarm, we are terrified and we will not stop until the Italian government has removed every last euro from fossil fuels to invest them in a just transition».

«Don't be indignant about the paint, but about our future»

Ultima Generazione has been carrying out civil disobedience actions for several months.Last February he had busy the runways of private jets at Milan Malpensa airport e smeared the Palace of the Region of Florence.And there have also been several protests in Milan, the latest in chronological order at "Finger” by Cattelan.Today they decided to attack another important symbol of the Lombardy capital.«It is a statue dear to the Milanese, in a crucial point of the city.But does it make sense to be indignant about a bit of washable paint on a statue while we continue to ignore the destruction of the very foundations of our future?", comments Ultima Generazione.