{"id":131369,"date":"2025-09-09T14:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/131369\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:12:11","slug":"banksy-artwork-showing-judge-beating-protester-appears-on-london-u-k-court-wall-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/131369\/","title":{"rendered":"Banksy artwork showing judge beating protester appears on London, U.K. court wall – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new mural by the anonymous street artist\u00a0Banksy<\/a> showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel appeared Monday outside one of the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England.<\/p>\n

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The mural shows a protester lying on the ground holding a blood-splattered placard while a judge in a traditional wig and black gown beats him with a gavel.<\/p>\n

Banksy posted a photo of the new mural on Instagram with the caption, \u201cRoyal Courts Of Justice. London.\u201d (This is the artist\u2019s usual method of claiming a work as authentic.)<\/p>\n

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Upon discovery of the artwork on Monday morning, security officials covered it with sheets of black plastic and two metal barriers. It was also being guarded by two officers and a security camera. Authorities said the artwork will be removed from the wall promptly.<\/p>\n

The decision to proceed with removal takes into account the building\u2019s historical significance, given its 143-year history.<\/p>\n

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A HM Courts and Tribunals spokesperson told Sky News<\/a> that the removal is in accordance with rules about listed buildings, which are considered the country\u2019s most significant historic buildings and sites and are protected by law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Royal Courts of Justice is a listed building and HMCTS are obliged to maintain its original character,\u201d said the spokesperson.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tPeople who had come to see a new Banksy mural, ask Security guards standing in front of it at The Royal Courts of Justice, why it has been covered up on September 8, 2025 in London, England.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

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Banksy began his career spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England, and has become one of the world\u2019s best-known artists. His paintings and installations sell for millions of dollars at auction and have drawn thieves and vandals.<\/p>\n

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The artist\u2019s work often comments on political issues, with many of his pieces criticizing government policy on migration and war.<\/p>\n

At the Glastonbury Festival last year, an inflatable raft holding dummies of migrants in life jackets was unveiled during a band\u2019s headline set. Banksy appeared to claim responsibility for the stunt, which was thought to symbolize small boat crossings of migrants in the English Channel, in a post on Instagram.<\/p>\n

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The U.K.\u2019s Home Secretary called Banksy\u2019s inflatable boat \u201cvile and unacceptable,\u201d<\/a> though the artist wrote he felt that reaction \u201cseemed a bit over the top.\u201d<\/p>\n

Banksy said the Glastonbury display was in reference to a real boat, financed by the artist, that has been used to rescue unaccompanied migrant children floating in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

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Banksy said his boat, named MV Louise Michel, was detained by Italian authorities last July after it was involved in an effort to rescue 37 people<\/a>, including 17 children.<\/p>\n

\u2014 With files from The Associated Press<\/p>\n

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