Legal stoush locked in over alleged Nazi soccer salutes
Three men alleged to have performed a Nazi salute at last year’s Australia Cup soccer final are set to contest the charges brought against them at a hearing next year.
Sydney United 58 supporters are seen in the crowd ahead of the Australia Cup Final soccer match between Sydney United 58 and Macarthur FC at Commbank Stadium in Sydney, Saturday, October 1, 2022. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts
The men seemingly displayed a ‘Sieg Heil’ salute at Parramatta’s CommBank Stadium on October 1, 2022, during a match between Sydney United 58 and Macarthur FC.
Nikola Marko Gasparovic, 45, Dominik Sieben, 24, and Marijan Lisica, 44, were arrested and charged in March after NSW Police conducted extensive searches of the television broadcasts of the game and the stadium’s CCTV footage.
The trio’s lawyer Vanessa Hartley appeared briefly on their behalf at Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday, where a one-day hearing was scheduled for March 5, 2024.
They each pleaded not guilty to one count of knowingly display a Nazi symbol without reasonable excuse in April this year.
AAP
