Leonardo would have backed gallery protest, say Just Stop Oil activists

Five members of group convicted of criminal damage and fined after gluing themselves to painting in London

Five climate crisis activists who glued themselves to the frame of a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ in London have said they believe the painter would “100% agree” with their actions, after they were convicted today of criminal damage.

The members of the Just Stop Oil (JSO) group were each ordered to pay £486 by a judge who described the case as an unusual one in that the evidence of every witness was credible and said he recognised the defendants “believe entirely” in their cause.