Nine teenagers and one man charged after 'group Nazi salute with SS flag' at Kirkcaldy town hall

Ten males, including nine teenagers, have been charged after an image appearing to show a group performing Nazi salutes alongside an SS flag outside a Fife town hall was posted online.

A number of masked individuals were pictured dressed in black, raising and extending their right arms in a gesture used by the Nazi Party in Germany, at the entrance to Kirkcaldy Town House.

They appear to be holding a Schutzstaffel flag, which is adorned with the SS insignia. The Nazi paramilitary group, which operated under Adolf Hitler, is estimated to have murdered around six million Jewish people during the Holocaust.

Police have confirmed that a 33-year-old man and four 16-year-old males have been arrested and charged in connection.

They are due to appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court at a later date, and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

Five teenage boys have been charged in connection and will be reported to the relevant authorities.

Inspector Kim Stuart said: “We appreciate the concern this image has caused in the local community and want to reassure the public we are taking these matters very seriously.

“Further positive lines of enquiry remain ongoing to identify others involved and anyone with information should call 101 quoting reference 1948 of December 13, 2025.”