Police in Germany have launched a criminal investigation into the Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters over a Nazi-style uniform he wore at a recent concert in Berlin.
“The context of the clothing worn is deemed capable of approving, glorifying or justifying the violent and arbitrary rule of the Nazi regime in a manner that violates the dignity of the victims and thereby disrupts public peace,” police chief inspector Martin Halweg said.
Waters at times dons a uniform resembling SS garb, with a long black jacket, black gloves and a red armband, and symbolically shoots a gun into the crowd during the shows. He reportedly did so at a May 17 concert in Berlin.
Waters, a leader in the boycott Israel movement, has also sparked outrage by projecting Anne Frank’s name at recent concerts to draw comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany.
Waters is due to play a concert in Frankfurt on Sunday that city magistrates had tried to cancel. However, Frankfurt’s administrative court last month declared the singer’s right to go ahead with the event.
