 An aspiring Italian actor who poses for tourists as a sword-touting Roman gladiator in front of the Colosseum could face up to three years in jail for bearing illegal arms, police said on Tuesday.
Franco Magni, 29, and a handful of other men dressed in feathered helmets, studded breastplates and Roman sandals charge tourists to take their picture in front of the ruins of the amphitheater. But unlike his colleagues, Magni had armed himself with a real sword. In coming days he will have to appear in front of a judge on charges of "illegally bearing arms without a license," a police spokesman told reporters. "The other centurions use plastic or wooden swords, but this man was carrying around a real sword. No one in Italy can just walk around with arms like that," he said. Police swooped on Magni after a tourist filed a complaint against him for carrying a sword. They confiscated the weapon, but released Magni to await trial in freedom. Magni could be sentenced to up to three years in jail if found guilty. (Agencies) | 3月12日意大利警方稱，一位激情澎湃的意大利演員由于在古羅馬競技場前扮演佩劍的角斗士招攬游客，有可能會面臨三年的牢獄之災，罪名就是非法持有武器。 現年29歲的佛朗哥·馬尼和另外幾個小伙子裝扮成古羅馬角斗士的樣子，頭戴裝飾著羽毛的頭盔，身穿綴滿鈕扣的胸甲，腳蹬羅馬角斗士涼鞋，在古羅馬競技場遺址前與游客們合影留念，以次向游客收費。 但是馬尼和他的同事們不同的是他佩戴的是一把真正的劍。一位警方發言人告訴記者說，在接下來的幾天內，馬尼將要接受法庭的審判，罪名就是"非法攜帶武器"。  這位發言人說："其他的'角斗士'佩戴的劍都是塑料或者木頭制的，但是這個人（馬尼）卻帶著一把真劍到處走動。意大利是不允許像這樣帶著武器外出的。"
曾有一位游客對馬尼佩戴真劍進行了投訴，警察隨即逮捕了馬尼，并沒收了馬尼的佩劍。后來警察將他釋放，讓他等候審判。 如果罪名成立的話，馬尼將要面臨三年的鐵窗生活。 (中國日報網站譯) |
Updated: 2002-03-15 01:00
