"A man has been arrested after a statue of Sir Winston Churchill in the centre of London was vandalised with pro-Palestine graffiti. Free Palestine, Zionist war criminal, and Globalise the infitada were sprayed in red paint on the bronze sculpture in Parliament Square, Westminster. The words: Never again is now and Stop the genocide were also painted on the monument."
"The Met Police said a 38-year-old man seen spraying graffiti on the statue shortly after 4am on Friday is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage. The statue has been cordoned off and was being cleaned on Friday morning."
"The sculpture has been a target for protesters in the past and was also vandalised during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 and climbed on by trans activists during demonstrations last year. Last summer, it became a crime to climb on Churchill's statue, as the government announced offenders could face up to three months in prison and fined 1,000 for desecrating the monument."
A statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Westminster, was vandalized with pro-Palestine graffiti including phrases such as 'Free Palestine,' 'Zionist war criminal,' 'Globalise the intifada,' 'Never again is now,' and 'Stop the genocide.' Metropolitan Police arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage after he was observed spraying graffiti on the bronze sculpture shortly after 4am on Friday. The statue was cordoned off and cleaned that morning. The monument has been repeatedly targeted by protesters, including during 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstrations and by trans activists in previous years. Legislation enacted last summer made climbing on Churchill's statue a criminal offense punishable by up to three months imprisonment and a £1,000 fine.
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