Activists from the Last Generation group have been sentenced to six months of community service and damages for vandalizing Warsaw\u2019s historic Siren statue with paint, a ruling the prosecution will not contest.<\/p>\n
In April 2025, a Warsaw court convicted activists from the Last Generation movement for vandalizing the historic Siren monument. The court mandated six months of community service, totaling 30 hours per month, and ordered the payment of 33,000 PLN in damages.<\/p>\n
The Warsaw \u015ar\u00f3dmie\u015bcie-P\u00f3\u0142noc District Prosecutor\u2019s Office stated that the ruling contains no procedural or substantive errors that would justify an appeal. Consequently, the prosecutor\u2019s office has opted to let the sentence stand, according to Piotr Antoni Skiba, spokesperson for the Warsaw District Prosecutor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
Despite the prosecution’s decision, the defense attorney for the activists, Rados\u0142aw Baszuk, confirmed that an appeal was filed two weeks ago. The defense is seeking a reversal of the verdict and a full acquittal, meaning the case will now proceed to the second-instance court.<\/p>\n
The act occurred on March 8, 2024, on the General Patton Boulevard. During the incident, an activist stated in a video published on social media that the act was a protest against the erosion of women’s rights and the impacts of the climate crisis, identifying the group as the Last Generation.<\/p>\n
According to the indictment, the activists damaged the 1938 statue, the fountain basin, and the pedestal using orange paint. The monument is officially registered as a protected historical site in the Masovian Voivodeship.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor’s office emphasized that the women\u2019s actions resulted in damages totaling 361,607.36 PLN. This valuation was established based on assessments provided by the Masovian Voivodeship Conservator of Monuments, expert testimony in stonemasonry, and the municipal entity responsible for the statue’s maintenance.<\/p>\n
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