The Vittorio Emmanuel Gallery, in the square of the Milan Cathedral, is vandalized with spray

A group of men dressed in black have vandalized the Vittorio Emmanuel Gallery, located in the central square of the Milan Cathedral (northern Italy), where, after climbing to the highest part of the monument, they spray-painted some inscriptions, causing the indignation of tourists and Milanese.

The men ascended to the place on the night of this Monday, and before the astonished gaze of the passers-by began to write inscriptions with colored spray bottles on the facade of the structure built in 1865, it can be seen in a video uploaded to the networks by the Vice President of the Government Matteo Salvini.

“Endless Shame. We will do everything possible so that the forces of order bring these thugs, who must be given a lesson for life, based on jail, fines and social services with the disabled and the elderly,” wrote the also Minister of Infrastructure.

“And if they are minors, let mom and dad pay, obviously a little distracted…”, he added.

The firefighters, together with the state police and the local police, intervened with a ladder to check the extent of the damage, and police investigations are already underway to identify the perpetrators -at least three- of the act of vandalism, according to the local media.

Before, the Colosseum

In the video of the events, which occurred around 10:00 p.m. local time (8:00 p.m. GMT), the vandals are seen defacing the monument before fleeing, and although the firefighters illuminated the gallery with photoelectric lights, no traces of the perpetrators were found.

This Tuesday, in daylight, the damage was visible from the square, since the inscriptions could be seen from below, which have caused enormous indignation among the Milanese and tourists, as well as among the city authorities and in social networks.

This act of vandalism occurs after several tourists wrote on the walls of the Colosseum last July, which generated widespread social condemnation, as well as from the Italian Government, while if the case were to go to court, it is estimated that the fine could amount to 19,000 euros or more.