Joel Davis granted bail after allegedly displaying a Nazi symbol outside Adelaide Watch House as 14 ‘mates’ face court
A supporter of alleged neo-nazis who faced court over a pro-Australia Day protest has been arrested during dramatic scenes outside the watch house.
Neo-nazi supporters and “mates” of 14 men and a youth arrested during an Australia Day rally have gotten into a confrontation with South Australia Police as the group faced court for the first time.
Officers were patrolling outside the Adelaide City Watch House, where four men waited for their 14 friends, arrested after a National Socialist Network march through the CBD, exited when released on bail.
Joel Davis, from Victoria, began raising his voice and swearing at SAPOL officers enforcing protective security area perimeters around the Watch House.
According to police, detectives identified Mr Davis, 29, as a participant at the Australia Day protest and arrested him for allegedly displaying a Nazi symbol, both on Sunday and when he was located by police on Tuesday.
He was later charged and granted bail when he appeared in court on Tuesday.
As he left court, Mr Davis said he did identify as a neo-nazi and said the proceedings in court were a “joke” and his bail conditions were a “violation” of his “political freedom”.
Mr Davis will return to court in March this year.
Three other men – two dressed in all black – identified themselves as being from out of state and left the area in a vehicle.
The alleged 14 neo-nazis all faced court for the first time on Tuesday, where most received bail.
A youth and 58-year-old NSW man were earlier released on bail to face court at a later date.
The march saw a group of at least 50 men dressed in black “uniforms” singing Waltzing Matilda and “White Australia” chants at war memorials on North and East Terrace.
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