Messi demands €50,000 from climate activists; vandalised villa Lionel in Ibiza was vandalised by eco-warriors on August 6, as they threw red paint on the walls and posed for social media with a banner reading “Help the planet. Eat the rich. Abolish the police.
” The three activists involved also violated the facade of the Leonardo Royal Hotel in Santa Eularia, which they accused of funding the genocide in Gaza. The organisation ́s spokesman Bilbo Bassaterra claimed that the damage to Messi ́s house was meant to denounce the “responsibility of the rich” in pollution and climate change. The three members were arrested by Guardia Civil two days after the act and were released after 24 hours, charged with criminal damage in two protests.
Most Read on Euro Weekly News In response to Futuro Vegetal, Messi demanded that they provide a €50,000 compensation for the damage. Bassaterra spoke out against the demand; “This is water-based paint, so a priori it can be washed off with a hosepipe, at most you ́ll have to but a little. But even in the worst case scenario, even if the facade had to be repainted, it doesn ́t cost €50,000.
” Bassatera compared throwing paint to “spitting,” claiming; “no one would think of asking for criminal damage for spitting on a facade.” He reported that the group intends to ask the court for an expert opinion on the compensation and emphasised that Messi ́s €11 million villa “was built without planning permission,” and that.