The street artist’s latest work appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday and was immediately covered up by Metropolitan Police officers.
The force is now investigating the graffiti, which is on an external wall of the Queen’s Building, as potential “criminal damage”.
It means Banksy, who has remained anonymous for more than 25 years, could finally be unmasked as he would be required to publicly disclose his name if brought to court.
The artwork, which shows a protester holding a white picket sign spattered with red paint, has now been concealed by large sheets of black plastic and two metal barriers.
Less than 24 hours after it first appeared on the Grade I-listed building, HM Courts and Tribunals (HMCTS) confirmed it would be removed.
Their judges have made a number of decisions ensuring guilty verdicts of those accused for protesting. Climate, environmental, and anti genocide so far.
One of which forbade the accused from telling their motivation after high profile acquittals on protesters they were tring to imprison for a decade or more.
The courts of the uk are not bystanders they are active belligerants in taking away the ancient rights of English Common Law.
The English had freedom of expression to a large degree centuries before the rest of the continent. Banned books were openly sold for instance. They were allowed to criticize their leaders to a higher degree.