"The 34-year-old finished 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. He also called for the release of the jailed neo-Nazi Joel Davis. He intended to incite hatred amongst the crowd he was addressing, Freund said. He intended to incite hatred against the Jewish community and Jews in general."
"The magistrate noted that the Jewish community was particularly vulnerable after a rise in antisemitic attacks that culminated in the Bondi beach massacre, in which 15 people lost their lives during a Hanukah celebration in December. 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."
Brandan Koschel, 34, attended an anti-immigration March for Australia protest in Sydney and delivered a 40-second speech endorsing neo-Nazi views. He twice called Jews the greatest enemy, used neo-Nazi symbolism, heiled 'white Australia' and Thomas Sewell, and called for the release of jailed neo-Nazi Joel Davis. Police arrested him immediately. Magistrate Sharon Freund described the speech as clearly antisemitic and vilifying a vulnerable community, noting increased antisemitic attacks culminating in the Bondi beach massacre six weeks earlier. Koschel was sentenced at Downing Centre local court to 12 months' imprisonment for intentionally inciting hatred.
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