The first person in Victoria found guilty of performing the Nazi salute in public has been released on bail, after being handed a one-month prison term. The accused has appealed the sentence, saying he believes the punishment is an attack on freedom of speech.
As Jacob Hersant arrived at the Melbourne Magistrates Court, he described himself as a ‘soldier of Hitler’.
"It's a political gesture, those are my political views, we should have a right to express ourselves politically in this country. And I think it's a good fight to have an argument in the courts that these laws are invalid."
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