Met arrests man on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage after slogans including ‘Zionist war criminal’ sprayed
A 38-year-old man has been arrested after the statue of Winston Churchill outside the Houses of Parliament was defaced with graffiti calling the former prime minister a “Zionist war criminal”.
The Metropolitan police said the man was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage on Friday morning.
Other phrases including “stop the genocide” and “free Palestine” were sprayed in red paint on the bronze sculpture in Parliament Square, central London.
A Met spokesperson said: “Shortly after 4am on Friday 27 February a man was seen spraying graffiti on the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square. The first officers were on the scene within two minutes. The man – who is 38 – was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage. He remains in custody.”
