President of the Bundestag Julia Klöckner of the CDU intends to seek compensation from the pro-Palestinian activist responsible for damaging the flagpole outside the Reichstag. This was reported by the Rheinische Post. Klöckner stated that they will claim damages, noting that what happened is not political protest but a criminal act and a mockery of the state and its symbols.
Klöckner added that the exact amount of damage has not yet been determined. Because the internal mechanisms of the flagpole were severely damaged on Sunday and repairs are not simple, the restoration process is expected to take some time.
A 22-year-old man removed the German flag from the flagpole on the Place of the Republic in front of the Reichstag building on Sunday and replaced it with a Palestinian flag. The man is now being investigated, among other charges, for suspected defamation of the state and its symbols. The national flag has currently been provisionally reattached.
