Venice ban: Two tourists are punishable on the Grand Canal – the mayor is angry on Twitter
Created: 08/19/2022, 19:19
By: Marcus Giebel
As a city on the water, Venice is an attraction.
This is one of the reasons why special rules apply there.
Two tourists now felt the harshness of the law.
Munich – The case was crystal clear from the start.
The crime caught on video.
Not really identifying the culprits though.
This is probably one of the reasons why Luigi Brugnaro pulled out all the stops and asked the public for help in the search for the two men who surfed the world-famous Grand Canal.
"Here are the two half-strong idiots who are making a laughingstock of the city," the mayor of the lagoon city raged in his tweet, which shows the surfers in a nine-second clip on the water: "I ask everyone to help us identify them." , so that we can punish them even if our weapons are blunt.”
In the same breath, the 60-year-old entrepreneur demands: "We urgently need more powers for mayors in matters of public safety!" Finally, there is the reward for whistleblowers: "I'll offer dinner to whoever discovers them."
Surfers punished in Venice: Swimming in the Grand Canal and lying on the shore can be expensive
Because the surfing session was a criminal offense under the ordinance of the Venice city police.
Swimming or jumping into the water is a misdemeanor and entails a fine of 350 euros.
After all, walking through the streets in bathing suits or shirtless costs 250 euros, even sitting or lying down on banks, on steps, bridges or high-water jetties can cost up to 200 euros.
It is about protecting the city and the countryside, safety and hygiene standards should be observed.
This is probably one of the reasons why Brugnaro was so keen to get the two surfers to reason immediately.
So not allowed: The Grand Canal in Venice may not be used for surfing or swimming.
© Twitter/@LuigiBrugnaro
Mayor of Venice chases surfers via Twitter: English and Chinese have to pay 1,500 euros each
Even if the politician didn't sound all that optimistic at first, he tweeted the solution to the world not even six hours after the first message.
"We have identified the two 'heroes' of this morning," said Brugnaro, who said the surfboards had been confiscated and the two men were facing charges.
Finally, he thanked everyone for their support.
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As the newspaper
Il Gazzettino
reported the following day with reference to the police, it was "two young foreign tourists" who were "protagonists of an absurd stunt in the Grand Canal" with their electric surfboards.
After paying the fine of 1500 euros each, they left Venice the day after the surf trip.
An official expulsion order from the city had previously been issued against the Englishman and the Chinese, both of whom reside in Australia.
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