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Immigrant Politician Sentenced for Neo-Nazi Protest | Melbourne News
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A former neo-Nazi organizer and political hopeful, Thomas Sewell, got a stern rebuke from a magistrate after leading a racist protest outside the Chinese consulate in Brisbane. Chanting hate and hiding behind masks, Sewell tried to justify it as free speech, but the magistrate called it “repugnant” and likened it to 1930s Germany. Despite a history of violent offenses and jail time, Sewell received an 18-month community corrections order — including 200 hours of community service — instead of jail. The magistrate made clear that Australia’s free speech protections don’t cover inciting violence or hatred, and warned that Sewell’s past community orders had failed to change his behavior.
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