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Australian Man Expected to be Charged With Performing Nazi Salute

‘Police are taking a zero-tolerance approach to any breach on the prohibition on performing Nazi salutes or displaying Nazi symbols in public,’ the police said
Australian Man Expected to be Charged With Performing Nazi Salute
Signage on a police vehicle in Melbourne, Australia on Sept. 16, 2022. AAP Image/Diego Fedele
Henry Jom
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A Melbourne man is expected to be the first person to be charged under new state laws banning the Nazi salute.

The gesture occurred outside the Victorian County Court on Oct. 27, when 24-year-old Jacob Hersant allegedly performed the now banned Nazi salute in front of news cameras after he was spared jail for an attack on six hikers in 2021.

Henry Jom
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Henry Jom is a reporter for The Epoch Times, Australia, covering a range of topics, including medicolegal, health, political, and business-related issues. He has a background in the rehabilitation sciences and is currently completing a postgraduate degree in law. Henry can be contacted at [email protected]
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