There was great outrage after the paint attack on the capital’s landmark and the cleaning work took a long time. Now there are the first verdicts.
Around seven months after the paint attack on the Brandenburg Gate, three climate activists were each given suspended sentences of eight months. The Tiergarten district court found the members of the Last Generation climate group guilty of criminal damage to property. It followed the public prosecutor’s request. The defense had pleaded for acquittal.
The 22, 28 and 64 old defendants had previously confessed to having spray-painted the Berlin landmark on September 17, 2023. In view of the climate catastrophe, the action was an “appropriate and necessary protest”.
The court disagreed with this stance. It was not a “suitable or appropriate protest.” The climate demonstrators accepted that the Brandenburg Gate would be damaged. In its verdict, the court assumed damages of around 110,000 euros.
Source: Stern
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