Jacob Hersant freed on bail after being sentenced for Nazi salute

Jacob Hersant, 25, the first person in Victoria to be prosecuted for performing a Nazi salute in public, was sentenced to one month in jail by Magistrate Brett Sonnet. Despite last-minute arguments from his defense barrister about exercising “freedom of speech,” Sonnet found the gesture to be racist and promoting white supremacy. However, Hersant was granted bail on appeal less than an hour after being sentenced, with conditions including staying in Australia and not contacting prosecution witnesses.

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