A man charged with defacing a statue of Sir Winston Churchill will appear in court tomorrow. The statue, opposite the Houses of Parliament, was defaced with phrases including “Stop the Genocide” and “Free Palestine”. Further graffiti read “Never again is Now” and “Globalise the Intifada” sprayed in red paint. The Metropolitan Police said San Giorgio, of no fixed address, was arrested shortly after 4am on Friday following the incident and was charged with criminal damage in the early hours of Saturday morning. He appeared briefly at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via video-link but did not confirm his identity when asked on Saturday afternoon. The case was adjourned to Monday at the same court so a Dutch interpreter can be provided. Dutch group Free The Filton 24 claimed responsibility for the action on Friday morning, posting a video on Instagram appearing to show the incident in progress. Free The Filton 24 defines itself as a group of “family and friends” of the 24 Palestine Action activists who were charged over a break-in at one of Israel-based defence …