According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on November 1, several German police officers were photographed doing push-ups on the group of 6 million Jews killed in Berlin's Holocaust memorial, and the Berlin police chief then apologized.
Source: German media
Images published by a Berlin tabloid show uniformed officers propped their hands on a concrete slab at the monument in a posture as if they were training in a gym. The screenshots are from a video that was apparently taken in May. At that time, due to demonstrations, the police were deployed to the neighborhood.
The Holocaust Memorial complex, located near the Brandenburg Gate, consists of 2,711 concrete slabs that are open around the clock without any barriers around the perimeter. Visitors are advised to avoid inappropriate moves such as jumping from one slate to another.
Berlin Police Chief Barbara Slowik said the police would investigate the incident internally and apologize to the Jewish community. "The actions of police colleagues disrespect the meaning of this monumental complex and offend the memory of those who were murdered," she said. ”
The GDP union, which represents the police, also apologized, denouncing the police's actions as "vulgar taste," adding that the people involved must be made to "bear the consequences." The union said, "The Holocaust Memorial complex is not an adventure playground. The chairman of the monument group support group was shocked by the incident, saying that "this is unheard of"; the head of the monument group said, "Our cooperation with the Berlin police has been smooth and we trust each other." This shocked me even more. ”
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It is understood that the official name of the monument is the European Murdered Jews Monument Group, designed by architect Peter Eisenmann and engineer Brom Hubbard, costing more than 25 million euros, opened in 2005 and often visited by tourists, students and foreign dignitaries. (Editor: HHJ)