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Merseyside Labour councillor apologises after pictures of him in Hitler costume uncovered
Seve Gomez-Aspron said he and his friends had dressed as characters from 'The Producers' by Mel Brooks for a charity fundraiser
April 17, 2019 09:23
Seve Gomez-Aspron said he and his friends had dressed as characters from 'The Producers' by Mel Brooks for a charity fundraiser
April 17, 2019 09:23A Labour councillor in Merseyside has claimed to have “part Jewish ancestry” in an apology for wearing an Adolf Hitler costume.
The party launched an investigation into the actions of Seve Gomez-Aspron, a councillor in St Helens, after photographs were unearthed of him wearing the costume, which included the SS Death’s Head insignia and the Nazi party eagle badge – the Parteiadler.
In a statement, Mr Gomez-Aspron, who became a Labour councillor in 2012, three years after the pictures were taken, he said the pictures were from a fancy dress fundraiser he had attended in support of a children’s hospice.
“The fancy dress theme was ‘music and musicals’ and I and the group I was with dressed as German soldiers from the film ‘The Producers’ by Mel Brooks,” he said.
