Police arrest 36-year-old man for alleged Nazi salute at football game

Cops say a 36-year-old man made the infamous gesture at a football game in a popular big city park.

A 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly making a Nazi salute at football game in Sydney.

The alleged gesture happened towards a group of people during a game in April at Moore Park stadium, the police said on Thursday.

“Following extensive investigations, Surry Hills detectives arrested a 36-year-old man at Surry Hills Police Station on Monday,” the police said.

“He was charged with make a gesture in a public place that is a Nazi salute.

Officers with the Surry Hills Police Station arrested the man following an investigation launched in April. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

The courts granted the 36-year-old bail on strict conditions and he is due to appear again before Downing Centre Local Court on November 28.

The salute, which embodies Adolf Hitler’s terror regime from the 1930s and 1940s, was outlawed by the Federal government in January this year.

The NSW parliament has outlawed the display of Nazi symbols and Premier Chris Minns has said the salute is also illegal in the state.

A white supremacist rally hits the country NSW town of Corowa. Picture: Supplied

The arrest comes just days after a group of white supremacists stormed the regional NSW town of Corowa, chanting racists slogans and holding a large banner reading “white men fight back”.

All states and territories except for the Northern Territory have moved to illegalise the display of Nazi symbols to suppress a growing swell of anti-Semitic sentiment in Australia, including the emergence of Nazi movements in the public square.

The courts granted the 36-year-old bail on strict conditions and he is due to appear again before Downing Centre Local Court on November 28.