Caspar San Giorgio, 38, has been charged with criminal damage over the graffiti – which he denies.
The statue of Winston Churchill has been restored to its former glory after being graffitied with pro-Gaza messages.
Blowtorches and paint brushes were used to clean the statue which stands in Parliament Square Garden.
The 12-foot-tall sculpture of the former Prime Minister was sprayed with messages which read “stop the genocide”, “free Palestine”, and “globalise the intifada”.
A man has since been charged with criminal damage, which he denies, after being arrested at 4am on Friday.
Caspar San Giorgio, 38, appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday to enter his plea.
The statue he is accused of damaging is worth £11,970, the court heard.
When asked to confirm his name, he initially said it was Olax Outis – but his lawyer clarified his name was Caspar San Giorgio on his passport.
He was remanded in custody and will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on March 30.
PICTURED: Cleaners attend to the statue of the legendary PM on Parliament Square | GETTY
Reform UK was happy to see the statue, unveiled in 1973, cleaned.
A party spokesman said it was “great to see the Churchill statue being cleaned up today after it was vandalised”.
A Downing Street spokesman said the graffiti was “completely abhorrent”.
