A self-proclaimed neo-Nazi may face severe charges due to a hate-filled speech given at an anti-immigration demonstration in Sydney.
The March for Australia anti-immigration rally yesterday was disrupted by members of the neo-Nazi group White Australia.
The group’s leader, Jack Eltis, a resident of the city’s north-west, could potentially be investigated for delivering hate speech.
“Send them back, no debate, no discussion, we want to send them back to their land,” he declared.
Many in the audience were not pleased, expressing their disapproval by booing the speakers.
By the end, the Nazi overtones were unmistakable as one speaker shouted “hail Australia”.
Premier Chris Minns today called the march divisive.
“If you’re going to a rally and the Nazis turn up, it’s not one you should be at,” he said.
Minns said he’d spoken to police and they were investigating the speeches made at the rally.
It’s a criminal offence in NSW to intentionally and publicly incite racial hatred. The maximum penalty is two years in jail.Â
The speeches of several White Australia members will be scrutinised.
After the rally, Eltis was clear about his ideology.
“All the men in our organisation are proud to be racist,” he said.
Asked if they were Nazis, he said “yes, we’re national socialists”.
