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| Indonesian authorities investigate Nazi-themed cafe | Indonesian authorities investigate Nazi-themed cafe |
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| Authorities in central Indonesia plan to ask a restaurant owner to explain his reasons for opening a Nazi-themed cafe that has sparked controversy among locals and tourists. | Authorities in central Indonesia plan to ask a restaurant owner to explain his reasons for opening a Nazi-themed cafe that has sparked controversy among locals and tourists. |
| Soldatenkaffee includes a red wall of Nazi-related memorabilia, including a large flag with the swastika and a giant picture of Adolf Hitler. Its staff dress in SS uniforms, and can be seen posing in front of the cafe on its Facebook page. | |
| The cafe, in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung, one of Indonesia's main tourist cities, has been open since April 2011. But a recent article in a local English-language newspaper has prompted angry responses from some foreigners and Indonesians on social networking sites. | The cafe, in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung, one of Indonesia's main tourist cities, has been open since April 2011. But a recent article in a local English-language newspaper has prompted angry responses from some foreigners and Indonesians on social networking sites. |
| The deputy mayor of Bandung, Ayi Vivananda, said a letter was sent on Thursday summoning cafe owner Henry Mulyana to meet officials to discuss his motives for opening the cafe and whether his objective was to incite racial hatred. | The deputy mayor of Bandung, Ayi Vivananda, said a letter was sent on Thursday summoning cafe owner Henry Mulyana to meet officials to discuss his motives for opening the cafe and whether his objective was to incite racial hatred. |
| "Those symbols are internationally recognised to represent violence and racism," Vivananda said. | "Those symbols are internationally recognised to represent violence and racism," Vivananda said. |
| Mulyana said his objective was not to breed hatred. Instead, he said he wanted to decorate his restaurant with Nazi symbols to attract customers, both local and foreigners. | Mulyana said his objective was not to breed hatred. Instead, he said he wanted to decorate his restaurant with Nazi symbols to attract customers, both local and foreigners. |
| He denied being pro-Nazi or supporting Hitler. | He denied being pro-Nazi or supporting Hitler. |
| "I'm just a businessman, not a politician," Mulyana said. "I have a right to design my restaurant with anything that attracts people to come. I'm sure that I'm not violating any laws." | "I'm just a businessman, not a politician," Mulyana said. "I have a right to design my restaurant with anything that attracts people to come. I'm sure that I'm not violating any laws." |
| He said the controversy had forced him to temporarily close his restaurant. He declined to say whether he would consider changing the Nazi theme if authorities requested him to do so. | He said the controversy had forced him to temporarily close his restaurant. He declined to say whether he would consider changing the Nazi theme if authorities requested him to do so. |
| "Let's wait and see," he said. "I don't want the workers here to lose their jobs." | "Let's wait and see," he said. "I don't want the workers here to lose their jobs." |
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