Following the burning of photographs of politicians and hoteliers: "They are responsible for our misery."

PalmArran shared a video on social media of the graffiti they made this Friday on the facade of the Ministry of Tourism, in which they burned photos of politicians and hoteliers.

The video shows hooded youths heading toward the headquarters of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sports, on Montenegro Street in Palma, with their faces covered to spray paint. The graffiti, which was condemned and reported to the police by the government, has since been removed by Emaya workers. During the recording, the youths can be seen burning photos of politicians and hoteliers, whom they accuse of causing overcrowding in Mallorca and its consequences.

"Mallorcan society demands a decrease and cannot wait any longer," says a voiceover, asserting that the youths "are not proud that the island has been sold to Escarrer, Barceló, or Fluxà." "We are fed up and ready to confront it," it continues. "The political class is responsible for our misery, for putting economic interests above our lives and giving away Mallorca to private capital," it denounces. "We are losing out on tourism; young people, get organized," it concludes.

It's worth remembering that the Ministry of Tourism's headquarters were covered in graffiti this Saturday morning. The graffiti read: "Guilty of our misery" and, next to it, the signature of the pro-independence youth movement Arran. For its part, the government was quick to respond to the incident, condemning them "strongly" and filing a complaint with the National Police to ensure that the incidents "do not go unpunished."

The Minister of Tourism, Jaume Bauzá, described this action as "a frontal and absolutely intolerable attack on tourism, the main economic driver of the Islands, which has suffered unfair and continuous harassment for too long." According to the Minister, the Government "will always respect criticism and complaints from any sector," but warns that it "will never tolerate such serious acts of vandalism that, in addition to damaging our common heritage, send a profoundly unfair message against tourism."

The Government considers this action a crime, given that the affected façade, located on Montenegro Street in Palma, belongs to a building listed as a Cultural Asset.