Berlin police investigate Roger Waters over Nazi-style uniform at concert

Police in Germany have launched a criminal investigation into the Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters

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over a Nazi-style uniform he wore at a recent concert in Berlin.

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An investigation has been opened over the costume displayed at the concerts on 17 and 18 May,”

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Berlin police spokesperson Martin Halweg told the Guardian.

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Displaying symbols of Nazi rule, including the swastika or SS insignia,

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is illegal in Germany, with exemptions for educational purposes and in artistic contexts.

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iThe legal concept of “incitement of the people.

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which often applied to trials relating to Holocaust denial in Germany, makes it illegal to

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assault the human dignity of “national, racial, religious groups or a group defined by their ethnic origins

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