Workers throw up a wooden wall around Mexico City's iconic Angel of Independence monument after feminists defaced it with graffiti during a raucous and violent protest over a string of alleged rapes by police.
Mexican officials cordon off the iconic Angel of Independence monument a day after protesters defaced it with graffiti, in Mexico City, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Protests erupted in the capital this week over a perception that city officials were not adequately investigating recent rape accusations.
Hundreds of city workers spent the wee hours of the morning pressure-cleaning and painting over graffiti. Protesters wrote phrases like “They don’t take care of us” and “rape state” in lime green, purple and black spray paint across the base of the Angel monument, which commemorates Mexico’s independence from Spain and is often the site of celebrations by city residents.
Mexico City’s culture minister, José Alfonso Suárez del Real, expressed sadness over the vandalism at the Angel monument, saying it “belongs to the Mexican people, not to the state.”
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