Three charged in AFP extremism blitz

A Sydney man will be charged with using a Nazi salute at a public gathering after federal police launched a week-long blitz targeting the display and distribution of far-right paraphernalia and other illegal symbols, The Sydney Morning Herald reported this week.

Police also seized swastika-bearing swords and charged a British man with hate crimes for using social media to promote pro-Nazi ideology and violence against the Jewish community, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) revealed on Monday.

AFP assistant commissioner Stephen Nutt said police would not tolerate intimidation or threats against vulnerable communities.

“The AFP will not hesitate to take action against those who undermine Australia’s social cohesion, sovereignty and democracy,” Nutt said at a press conference in Canberra.

A 25-year-old Castle Hill man, Jayden Delacour, was issued with a court attendance notice after investigators executed a search warrant at his property last Thursday.