German police said on Friday they had launched an investigation into Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters after he wore a Nazi-style uniform on stage at Berlin's Mercedes-Benz Arena.
The British 79-year-old was not immediately available for comment, but social media users came to his defence saying the performance was a recreation of satirical scenes from the film of the band's hit album "The Wall", a critique of fascism.
The outfit included a swastika-like emblem made of two crossed hammers - iconography that also appeared on costumes in the 1982 film starring rock star turned campaigner Bob Geldof. The costume worn by Waters "is 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.
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