A man has been charged after allegedly performing a Nazi salute outside a regional licensed premises, prompting swift police action.
Officers were called to a licensed premises on Edwards St in the central north NSW town of Coonabarabran about 6pm on Thursday following reports a patron had been ejected over his behaviour.
Police allege the situation escalated moments later when the man was asked to leave by staff.
“After being asked to leave the premises by a staff member, the man allegedly raised his right arm and made a Nazi salute before leaving the premises,” police said in a statement.
Officers attended and located the man within the grounds of the licensed venue, where he was arrested and taken to Coonabarabran Police Station.
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The 40-year-old was charged with two offences – excluded person remain in vicinity of licensed premises and knowingly make a gesture in a public place that is a Nazi salute.
He was refused bail and is due to appear before the Bail Division Court on Friday.
In a separate incident, two Castle Hill men faced court in March over alleged Nazi salutes at the Archibald Fountain during a March for Australia rally in Hyde Park in October last year.
The pair, aged 24 and 25, were each charged with one count of publicly displaying a prohibited Nazi symbol or giving a Nazi salute.
