Climate protection activists have smeared a monument not far from the Bundestag. The Last Generation group announced on Saturday that several of their supporters had "soaked the glass sculpture "Basic Law 49" in front of the Jakob Kaiser House "in oil". A spokesman for the Berlin police said that the memorial had been daubed or poured over, with what is not yet clear. The police found six people there who belonged to the Last Generation group. Their personal details have been determined, and criminal investigations may be initiated. Several Berlin media had previously reported about it.

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In the statement, a spokeswoman for the group explained the background to the action: "Burning oil or protecting fundamental rights? In 2023 only one of the two is possible." The protest of the climate protection activists addressed the federal government: "We continue to race towards the 1.5-degree mark, behind which the tipping points of the climate are lurking: the Arctic is melting. The Gulf Stream is coming to a standstill. The Amazon rainforest is dying", criticize the climate protection activists. "The government has a constitutional duty to protect our livelihoods and freedoms. The government is failing in its duty."

The glass sculpture "Basic Law 49" on the Spree promenade includes 19 panes of glass, each around three meters high. The 19 fundamental rights articles of the Basic Law are laser-engraved into it.

In February, climate protection demonstrators from the group felled a smaller tree in front of the Chancellery in Berlin. The last generation group was formed after a climate hunger strike in Berlin and is calling for more measures to protect the climate. Since the beginning of 2022, it has been blocking motorway exits and other roads in many cities, with Berlin being a focal point.