Man jailed for a year after endorsing neo-Nazi views and making antisemitic speech at Sydney rally on Australia Day (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world -2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yep. Pretty sure the magistrate's last name is Germanic, too. Went to German elementary school for a couple years as a child decades ago, and they really tended to make the kids feel guilty for the sins of their fathers.

The 34-year-old took the stage at the end of the march and endorsed neo-Nazi views before being immediately arrested by police.

On Wednesday, he was sentenced at Downing Centre local court to 12 months behind bars for intentionally inciting hatred.

The magistrate, Sharon Freund, criticised Koschel’s 40-second speech – in which he twice called Jews the “greatest enemy” – as clearly antisemitic and vilifying a vulnerable community.

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