THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Pro-Palestinian Activist Acquitted After Defacing Churchill Statue.
A jury found activist Olax Outis not guilty of criminal damage after spray-painting slogans on the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Olax Outis, also known as Caspar San Giorgi, was acquitted of criminal damage charges after defacing the Winston Churchill statue in London’s Parliament Square with red spray paint. The foreign activist, who wore a suit with a slogan endorsing the banned Palestine Action terror organization during the vandalism, claimed his actions were part of a protest against British policies regarding Gaza . WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on February 27, 2026, in Parliament Square, central London. The trial concluded at Southwark Crown Court on October 23, 2026. KEY QUOTE: “Whether you convict me or not is not too much of a concern for me. Whether I get acquitted, deported, imprisoned for years, I can be proud…Open