Brandan Koschel attended the March for Australia protest alongside hundreds of others winding their way through Sydney's city centre.
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A man who threw his support behind neo-Nazis and spouted anti-Semitic remarks to an Australia Day rally crowd has been reprimanded and jailed for his offensive conduct.
Brandan Koschel attended the March for Australia protest alongside hundreds of others winding their way through Sydney‘s city centre.

The 34-year-old man’s appearance at the conclusion of the march was brief but incendiary, as he echoed neo-Nazi ideologies that swiftly led to his arrest by law enforcement.

Brandan Koschel attended the March for Australia protest alongside hundreds of others winding their way through Sydney's city centre.
Brandan Koschel attended the March for Australia protest alongside hundreds of others winding their way through Sydney’s city centre. (Nine)

Magistrate Sharon Freund did not mince words when condemning the 40-second diatribe, in which the speaker labeled Jews as the “greatest enemy.” She characterized this speech as blatantly anti-Semitic, highlighting its harmful impact on a vulnerable community.

The speech did not just stop at offensive language; it was underscored by neo-Nazi symbols, which only added to its vilifying nature, the magistrate noted.

Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell.
Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell. (The Age)
The 34-year-old wrapped up his speech by “heiling” white Australia and Thomas Sewell, the leader of Australia‘s most prominent neo-Nazi group, the now-disbanded National Socialist Network.

As part of his address, the man also called for the release of Joel Davis, a known neo-Nazi lieutenant currently incarcerated.

“His aim was to stir up hatred among those he was addressing,” Freund remarked. “He sought to incite animosity against the Jewish community and Jews as a whole.”

“He intended to incite hatred against the Jewish community and Jews in general.”

The magistrate noted the Jewish community was particularly vulnerable after an uptick in anti-Semitic attacks that culminated in the tragic Bondi Beach massacre, in which 15 people lost their lives during a Chanukah celebration in December.
Brandan Koschel during his alleged hate speech.
Brandan Koschel during his alleged hate speech. (Nine)

That mass shooting took place six weeks before Koschel took the stage, the magistrate noted.

The 34-year-old bowed his head and closed his eyes as he listened to Freund’s remarks from a cell at Shortland prison in the Hunter Valley.

The denunciation of these types of anti-Semitic remarks made in a public forum on such an iconic national holiday was essential, the magistrate added.

“A clear sentencing response is required to convey that the invocation or normalisation of hatred directed at the Jewish people … will not be tolerated,” she said.

Koschel had also shown no remorse, contrition or insight into his offending.

He was, however, given a discount to his sentence due to his early guilty plea.

His non-parole period of nine months will expire on October 25.

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