The leader of a neo-Nazi group that marched through Adelaide’s CBD on 26 January will remain in police custody after refusing to comply with bail conditions.
It follows theof 15 men and a 16-year-old boy over the long weekend on charges ranging from loitering and resisting arrest to displaying Nazi symbols.
The leader, a 31-year-old Victorian man, accused the court of “using [his] civil liberties as blackmail.”
Arrests
All but one of the 15 adults who appeared in court on Monday have been released on bail.
The group’s leader will remain in police custody until April, unless he agrees to sign bail forms.
On Wednesday, a 17th person was arrested and charged for allegedly displaying a Nazi symbol. The 29-year-old Victorian man has been released on bail while awaiting a trial in March.
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Two men face charges under South Australia’s new anti-Nazi symbol laws.
Prime Minister
In a press conference on Monday, the Prime Minister condemned the “horrific scenes” of “white supremacists marching through our streets” on Sunday.
“There is no place for thishere in Australia, or indeed anywhere else.”
Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman has also condemned the neo-Nazi group.
“The far-right extremism of these white supremacists is a threat that must be taken seriously,” Sivaraman said.
