Adelaide motel targeted by neo-Nazi group performing Hitler salutes

Shocking footage has emerged of a neo-Nazi group targeting a motel in a quiet Australian suburb, with members seen performing Hitler salutes.

A motel in a quiet Adelaide suburb has been targeted by neo-Nazis who staged a protest in broad daylight.

Six members of the neo-Nazi group Nationalist Socialist Network were captured on video walking down Main North Rd in the northern Adelaide suburb of Pooraka on Sunday before stopping at the Pavlos Motel.

The balaclava-clad men were then seen performing Sieg Hail salutes, also known as Nazi or Hitler salutes, in the carport of the motel while being led through chants by a man carrying a megaphone.

The Pavlos Motel in Pooraka was targetted by the group.

Video captures the group performing the Hitler salute multiple times.

“Stop the rapes -- deportation now,” the banner they carried said.

It’s understood that the group were protesting the release of a convicted sex offender from immigration detention, who had been staying at the hotel.

Afghan refugee Aliyawar Yawari, 65, has faced court charged with indecently assaulting a woman who was also staying at the hotel on December 2.

Three weeks before, Mr Yawari walked free from Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre in Western Australia after a High Court ruling in November that saw 148 dangerous non-citizens released.

He had been detained after a South Australian judge deemed him a “danger to the Australian community” in 2016 following attacks on three elderly women in 2013 and 2014.

The group were also seen talking to members of the public and handing out flyers at the protest.

South Australia Police confirmed they had been called to the motel at around midday after a “small group of protesters caused a disturbance”.

“The group quickly dispersed and had left before the patrol arrived,” a spokesperson told NCA Newswire.

“Police are reviewing the incident, however at this time no offences have been identified.”

The group also paraded around the streets of Pooraka and handed out flyers.

South Australia is on the brink of banning the display of Nazi symbols after introducing legislation to parliament in late November.

The laws will bring the state in line with other Australian jurisdictions, with those caught displaying swastikas in public or performing Nazi salutes to be hit with a fine of up to $20,000 or a year in jail.

Neo-Nazi activity has become more brazen in recent weeks, with multiple protests rocking Australian cities. The office of the South Australian premier was targeted by the same group just weeks before this rally.

Video of that incident captured four masked protesters storming into the electoral office of Peter Malinauskas on November 24 before dumping ‘Vote Yes’ posters on the floor.

They are seen briefly speaking to a staff member standing behind a glass partition before performing a Hitler salute and leaving the building.

The same group behind the two Adelaide protests send shockwaves around the nation when they paraded through the streets of Ballarat in broad daylight.

Led by a single unmasked man and another holding a megaphone, the group were heard shouting “Australia for the white man” while they marched down the middle of the road in the busy city centre.

The same group performed the Nazi salute inside the Premier's office.

Neo-Nazi protesters shocked the community of Ballarat by parading through the streets. Source: Twitter

“Heil victory,” they were also heard chanting.

Victoria Police have not arrested any of the dozens of men involved in the protest but a 15-year-old boy was detained and given an official warning by police after he was accused of saluting the group as they marched through the regional city.

“The decision was made to use the opportunity to educate the youth on the recent change in legislation regarding the Nazi salute, along with the potential harm that may be caused within the community,” Victoria police said in a statement.

“Education plays an important part in dealing with children who have committed first-time offences in an attempt to divert them away from the criminal justice system.”

Victoria outlawed Nazi gestures and symbols in public from October, with fines of more than $23,000 or 12 months in prison.