Man charged after alleged Nazi salute at hotel
A man has been charged after he allegedly performed a Nazi salute inside a Sydney hotel.
The 68-year-old man had allegedly performed the banned salute inside a hotel in Sydney’s CBD on Friday and did not leave when asked.
A security guard inside 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 required.
The man was refused bail and will face the Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.
Two of the first people convicted under laws that outlawed shows of Nazi symbolism had their guilty verdicts overturned in November after a judge found their public salutes could not be definitively linked to the fascist German regime.
Three men were accused of performing the salute at Parramatta’s CommBank Stadium in October, 2022 during the Australia Cup final match 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.
Another man is set to face Newtown Local Court after he was charged with performing the salute after stepping in front of a protest march and allegedly making threatening comments.
By William Ton in Melbourne
