Police car in Germany. File photoBERLIN, Oct 24 Eco-activists — a girl and a young man — who doused a Monet painting in Potsdam with mashed potatoes the day before, were released, German newspaper Welt reported, citing a statement by law enforcement officers. Both young people were released from custody on Sunday after questioning at the police station, the publication noted, citing a spokesman for the Western Police Department. At the same time, it is specified that they continue to be under investigation for damage to property and illegal entry. The girl and the young man are accused of dousing the painting with a yellow liquid on Sunday afternoon, a police spokeswoman explained. the frame of the van Gogh painting, the press secretary of the museum also clarified that a total of four people were involved in the incident. It was previously reported that representatives of the climate protection movement «The Last Generation» (German: Letzte Generation) poured mashed potatoes last Sunday at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, Germany a painting by French Impressionist Claude Monet, valued at around $111 million, to draw attention to climate issues. The protesters — a girl and a young man, then glued themselves to the wall under the canvas, after which the girl began to shout out explanations of her act to those present in the museum, the activists themselves posted a video of the incident on their Twitter account.
Eco-activists doused Monet's painting in Potsdam with mashed potatoes
