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English singer-songwriter Roger Waters is under investigation on suspicion of inciting people. Videos from the 79-year-old’s concert went viral on the internet as netizens called him out for being a Nazi supporter. Keep reading for more about the investigation, the incident, and what the internet has to say about the Pink Floyd co-founder.
Police launch investigation after Roger Waters wears Nazi-looking uniform
The Berlin police force launched a criminal investigation after musician Roger Waters was spotted at a concert dressed in a costume resembling a Nazi officer. The singer was dressed as an SS officer as he wore a long leather jacket and gloves with a red armband. Waters had a fake gun which he later fired during his concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Germany.
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Chief Inspector Martin Hallweg told jewish news“The State Security Department at the Berlin State Criminal Police Office has initiated a criminal investigation process in connection with people suspected of inciting. References to the clothing worn are deemed capable of sanctioning, glorifying or justifying violent and arbitrary rule.” Nazi regime in a manner that violates the dignity of the victims and thereby disrupts the public peace.”
“After the investigation is complete, the case will be sent to the Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office for a legal assessment,” he added. The official Twitter account of the Israel Foreign Ministry tweeted, “Good morning everyone but Roger Waters who spent the evening in Berlin (yes Berlin) with Anne Frank and the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.” Waters compared the death of Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to the death of German-born Jewish diarist Anne Frank in a Nazi camp.
Meanwhile, the musician faced a lot of backlash on the internet as users called him out for his attire, concert schedule and remarks. One user wrote, “The horror is not that Roger Waters is a deranged fanatic who dresses like an SS officer blowing a pig with the Star of David. The horror is that such a deranged fanatic could fill an arena in Berlin.” ,
Another said, “Roger Waters, once of Pink Floyd, is a fanatical bigot and anti-Semite. He dressed as an SS officer, firing a fake automatic weapon, attached a Star of David to a pig.” kept on, and engaged in Holocaust revisionism by co-choosing Anne Frank’s name. And they did it at a concert in Berlin.” A third commented, “Wow, this is @rogerwaters mimicking a Nazi during a concert in Berlin. This is just anti-Semitism and Holocaust perversion. This man is beyond words.” Netizens have been calling Waters an anti-Semite.
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