Neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant is the first person in Victoria to be prosecuted for the offence after the state introduced laws banning it last year.
A far-right extremist has been jailed for one month for performing the Nazi salute in public after becoming the first person in Victoria to be prosecuted for the offence. Prominent neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant, 25, arrived at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday prepared for a stint behind bars after a magistrate indicated jail was the only appropriate sentence. "I'm ready to go to jail," he told reporters as he walked into court.
Magistrate Brett Sonnet found Hersant guilty as he intentionally performed the gesture. On Friday, he handed Hersant a one-month jail term despite last-minute arguments from his defence lawyer that he was exercising his "freedom of speech". "Freedom of speech is not an absolute concept recognised in Australia," Sonnet said.
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