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Waters said depictions of a “deranged fascist demagogue” have appeared at Pink Floyd concerts since 1980.<\/p>\n
Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters has said he opposes “fascism” in all its forms after furore in Germany, where the rock star’s wearing of a Nazi-style uniform rock concert in Berlin sparked a police investigation.<\/p>\n
Berlin police said Friday they were investigating Waters after images of the Pink Floyd co-founder circulated on social media, showing him on stage last week in a Mercedes-Benz wearing a long black coat with red armbands and shooting an imitation of the World War. II submachine gun<\/p>\n
Police are investigating “suspicion of incitement to public hatred because the clothes worn on stage could serve to glorify or justify Nazi rule,” a police spokesman told French news agency AFP .<\/p>\n
When the police investigation concludes, the case will be handed over to prosecutors in Berlin, police said.<\/p>\n
Felix Klein, the German government’s commissioner for combating anti-Semitism, called for Waters to be held accountable. Klein said authorities need to be “vigilant” following the incident and that music venues should rethink their relationship with the musician, according to a report by German media group Funke.<\/p>\n
“Concert organizers should consider whether they want to provide a platform to conspiracy theorists,” Klein said.<\/p>\n
In a statement posted on his Twitter account on Saturday, Waters said his concert in Berlin had “attracted bad faith attacks from those who want to smear and silence me because they disagree with my political views”.<\/p>\n
Waters said attempts to portray his performance as anything but anti-fascist were “disingenuous and politically motivated”.<\/p>\n
“The elements of my performance that have been questioned are clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice and bigotry in all its forms,” \u200b\u200bhe said.<\/p>\n