12 months prison for Viennese poet?
Austrias Broadcasting Corporation ORF reports a 56-year-old poet from Vienna who is accused of smirching slabs in the Viennese Museumsquartier, which is known as the eighth largest cultural area in the world. The trial is going to start on the 18th February. A twelve months imprisonment could be possible.
The passionate poet spreads his works on small sheets in publicly accessible spots since 35 years without asking for permission. He denies the misdeed in the Museumsquartier, but the police claims that he is the guilty one for defilement of 14 stone slabs. The damage amounts 3.900 Euro.
His poetries are known to be very lyric. The poet is of the opinion that art does not need official authorizations. “Art must be intrusive and has to demand a better world”, he says. The 56-year-old already received a vast number of fines and complaints. Now it’s possible he might end in prison.