The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that the May concert contained imagery "that is deeply hurtful to Jews and trivializes the Holocaust" Roger Waters himself dismissed the criticism as "malicious attacks" The police are now investigating for incitement to hatred.
The 79-year-old singer had performed at a concert in Berlin in May in a long black leather coat and a red armband. The clothing was similar to that of an SS officer, a police spokesman said. He also attracted criticism with statements about the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.