Man charged after allegedly performing a Nazi salute inside a hotel in Sydney’s CBD
A man has been charged after allegedly giving the Nazi salute at a hotel.
The 68-year-old man is said to have performed the banned salute at a hotel in Sydney’s CBD on Friday and did not leave when asked.
A security guard at the Pitt Street hotel flagged down police at 7.10pm and officers arrested the man a short time later.
He has been charged with knowingly displaying a Nazi symbol without excuse in public, making a gesture in a public place that is a Nazi salute and failing to leave a premises when necessary.
The man was refused bail and will appear in Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.
Two of the first people convicted under laws banning displays of Nazi symbolism had their guilty verdicts overturned in November after a judge ruled that their public salutes could not be definitively linked to the fascist German regime.
Three men were accused of performing the salute at CommBank Stadium in Parramatta in October 2022 during the Australia Cup final between Sydney United 58 and Macarthur FC.
Two convictions were overturned, but a judge upheld the guilty finding against the third man, who performed the salute seven times.
The 68-year-old man is said to have performed the banned salute at a pub in Sydney’s CBD on Friday (pictured) and did not leave when asked by staff.
A security guard at the Pitt Street hotel flagged down police just after 7pm on Friday and officers arrested the man a short time later (stock image)
Another man will appear in Newtown District Court after he was accused of giving the salute after walking in front of a protest march and allegedly making threatening comments.