Overview

• The Amtsgericht Hannover imposed 100 day-fines at €20 after a one-day trial and ordered the defendant to pay court costs.
• The man admitted spraying red paint and writing "Free Gaza" but denied adding a downward-pointing red triangle described as a Hamas symbol.
• A police officer testified that surveillance video showed up to six perpetrators, yet only the 25-year-old was identified.
• The offense of gemeinschädliche Sachbeschädigung carries a maximum of three years in prison or a fine under German law.
• Building managers put cleaning and repair at roughly €70,000 with the final invoice pending, and an artwork on the Leineschloss bridge was also reported to need costly cleaning.