Police in Australia shut down a central Canberra bar and declared it a crime scene after seizing posters depicting Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and other political figures in Nazi uniforms, following complaints about the display.

The posters were part of an art exhibit inside the venue. After receiving complaints, police entered the bar, removed the images, and temporarily closed the premises while the site was treated as a crime scene. No arrests were reported at the time.

The bar’s owner said the images were intended as political satire and part of an artistic exhibition criticizing world leaders, not to promote Nazi ideology. The owner said the display was meant to provoke discussion through controversial imagery and was not meant to offend Holocaust survivors or the Jewish community. Local Jewish leaders disagreed and said the images were offensive and trivialized Nazi crimes, and welcomed the police response. Police said the material was taken for examination and that the investigation is ongoing. Officials have not yet said whether charges will be filed or when the bar will be allowed to reopen.