Australian man sentenced to prison for holding up Nazi salute
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor/Reporter), Jack Henry (Video Editor)
A man who describes himself as a Nazi has been sentenced to prison in Australia for performing a banned Nazi salute. Australia outlawed the Nazi salute in October 2023.
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The magistrate on the case said Hersant also praised Adolf Hitler, adding that he declared “Australia is for the white man.”
The magistrate noted that Hersant is a member of a white supremacy group called “The National Socialist Network.” They described his actions as “clearly racist and seek[ing] to promote white supremacy in Australia.”
Hersant was sentenced to one month in prison on Friday, Nov. 8.
However, Hersant’s lawyer, Tim Smartt, filed an appeal, and Hersant was released on bail while the appeal process is underway in court.
The defense team argued that the salute constitutes political speech, which is protected under Australia’s constitution.
“I don’t show any remorse for giving a political gesture, no,” Hersant said outside the courtroom. “The fact that I’ve been sentenced to a month in prison, for a political gesture, is just farcical really. These laws are insane, they’re emotional, they’re anti-white, and they should be ruled invalid. That’s what we’re going to be appealing on.”
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Intelligence officials have warned that more Australians are being drawn to neo-Nazi ideologies as extremist groups step up their recruitment efforts.
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A MAN WHO DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS A NAZI HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON IN AUSTRALIA FOR PERFORMING AN OUTLAWED NAZI SALUTE.
AUSTRALIA BANNED THE SALUTE IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR.
JACOB HERSANT IS 25-YEARS-OLD AND WAS CONVICTED OF SALUTING A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND MEDIA CAMERAS OUTSIDE OF A VICTORIAN COURTROOM – JUST DAYS AFTER THE BAN WENT INTO EFFECT.
THE MAGISTRATE ON THE CASE SAID HERSANT ALSO PRAISED HITLER AND SAID “AUSTRALIA IS FOR THE WHITE MAN.”
THE MAGISTRATE SAID HERSANT IS A MEMBER OF A WHITE SUPREMACY GROUP CALLED “THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST NETWORK” AND THAT HIS ACTIONS WERE “CLEARLY RACIST AND SEEK TO PROMOTE WHITE SUPREMACY IN AUSTRALIA.”
THE MAGISTRATE SENTENCED HERSANT FRIDAY TO ONE MONTH BEHIND BARS.
HOWEVER, HERSANT’S LAWYER, TIM SMARTT, APPEALED THE DECISION – AND HE WENT FREE ON BAIL WHILE THE APPEAL PLAYS OUT IN COURT.
THE DEFENSE TEAM ARGUED THE SALUTE IS POLITICAL SPEECH PROTECTED UNDER AUSTRALIA’S CONSTITUTION.
“I DON’T SHOW ANY REMORSE FOR GIVING A POLITICAL GESTURE, NO,” HERSANT SAID OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM. “THE FACT THAT I’VE BEEN SENTENCED TO A MONTH IN PRISON, FOR A POLITICAL GESTURE, IS JUST FARCICAL REALLY. THESE LAWS ARE INSANE, THEY’RE EMOTIONAL, THEY’RE ANTI-WHITE, AND THEY SHOULD BE RULED INVALID. THAT’S WHAT WERE GOING TO BE APPEALING ON.”
INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS HAVE WARNED THAT MORE AUSTRALIANS ARE BEING ATTRACTED TO NEO-NAZI IDEOLOGIES AS EXTREMIST GROUPS INTENSIFY THEIR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.
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Click to see story on EL ESPAÑOLAustralia imposes for the first time a prison sentence for making the Nazi greeting in public
Click to see story on El TiempoIn Australia, for the first time, a person was convicted of hazing, but he was released on bail
Click to see story on aktuality.skSelf-described Nazi becomes first person jailed in Australia for performing outlawed salute
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