A white supremacist who was the first Victorian found guilty of performing an illegal Nazi salute in public has been jailed for one month.
Jacob Hersant, a prominent neo-Nazi and member of the National Socialist Network, was sentenced in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning.
“The white man is not superior to any other race of people,” Magistrate Brett Sonnet said.
Hersant’s lawyer said he would be lodging an appeal, and would apply for his client to be released on bail this afternoon.
A short time ago he was taken into the cells of the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court by security guards.
Jacob Hersant is the first person found guilty of breaking a new Victorian law which bans the Nazi salute in public. (AAP: Con Chronis)
Hersant made the Nazi gesture in front of journalists and camera operators outside the County Court on October 27, 2023.
It occurred days after the Victorian Government passed laws banning public Nazi salutes.
Hersant quickly lowered his arm and said, “Oh, nearly did it, it’s illegal now isn’t it?”
“Australia for the white man, heil Hitler”.
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