A 25-year-old man from Western Australia was charged with possessing an 'article of disguise' and 'displaying a Nazi symbol' after interrupting the start of Adelaide's Invasion Day march. He was among 16 people arrested and charged with various street offences, including failure to cease loitering and hindering arrest. The incident sparked condemnation from authorities and politicians, who vowed to take a strong stance against right-wing extremism.
A man has been charged with displaying a Nazi symbol in Adelaide after a group of people momentarily delayed the start to the city’s Invasion Day march before police moved them on.Police said the man, 25, was from Western Australia and had been charged with possessing an “article of disguise” and “displaying a Nazi symbol”.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said Adelaide was a peaceful city and called attempts to disrupt that “sickening”.
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