Police in Berlin said Friday they are investigating “suspicion of incitement to public hatred' over clothing Roger Waters wore during a concert last week.
Police in Berlin say they have launched an investigation Friday intoafter he was seen wearing an SS uniform during a concert last week in the German capital.
"We are investigating on suspicion of incitement to public hatred because the clothing worn on stage could be used to glorify or justify Nazi rule, thereby disturbing the public peace," Berlin Police spokesman Martin Halweg was quoted as telling the AFP. Waters performed on May 17 at Germany's Mercedes-Benz Arena where, according to local journalists, a screen projected the words,"The show will start in 10 minutes and a court in Frankfurt has ruled that I am not an antisemite.
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