Berlin police investigate Pink Floyd rocker Roger Waters over Nazi-style costume worn during concert
Waters said that the part of his May 17 show being criticized was meant to be a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry in all its forms.
Roger Waters, a founder of the band Pink Floyd, is under investigation by Berlin police after he wore a Nazi-style costume during a recent concert in the German capital.
In a video posted on social media, the 79-year-old musician is seen on stage dressed in a long black trench coat with bright red armbands as he fired a fake machine gun into the crowd. The person who shared the video accused Waters of "imitating a Nazi."
Waters said in a Facebook statement that the part of his show being criticized was meant to be "a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry in all its forms."
"Attempts to portray those elements as something else are disingenuous and politically motivated," he wrote.
Waters is being investigated on suspicion of "incitement of the people," police in Berlin said. His costume at last week's show in Berlin was "deemed capable of violating the dignity of the victims, as well as approving, glorifying or justifying the violent and arbitrary rule of the Nazi regime in a way that disrupts public peace," a police spokesperson said.
Waters has worn the costume at other shows, including one in Madrid, and similar costumes were featured in the 1982 movie "Pink Floyd: The Wall." He said the "depiction of an unhinged fascist demagogue has been a feature" at his shows since "The Wall."
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Acting like Gestapo Nazis in order to find them everywhere is the real Fascism!