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Colossal $25,000 fine for Russian vandal in Rome
Monday, November 24, 2014 13:35
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A Russian tourist has been fined 20,000 euros ($25,000) after he carved a giant letter ‘K’ onto the wall of the most well-known structure in all of Italy – the ancient Colosseum in Rome.
The 42-year old was handed a hefty fine and a suspended four year jail term on Saturday. Given the fact that the Russian rouble has been reaching historic lows against the euro, the man has to pay more than a million rubles – 1,114,028 to be precise.
Rome-based archaeologist, Darius Arya, told the Guardian that the fine would illustrate a no-tolerance stance towards vandals …. http://rt.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2014/11/colossal-25000-fine-for-russian-vandal.html
