Neo-Nazi group challenges hate ban by arguing law ‘operates as a doorway to tyranny’
Summary
The Australian government banned the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network (NSN) and the White Australia Party as hate groups under new laws. The group is challenging the ban in court, arguing the law limits political freedom and gives the government too much power.Key Facts
- The National Socialist Network (NSN), also called White Australia, was banned as a hate group by the Australian government.
- This law was passed after a terror attack at Bondi Beach in December.
- NSN had said it would disband before the law was introduced but continued organizing.
- The group applied to register the White Australia Party as a political group.
- NSN leader Thomas Sewell and the group are challenging the ban in Australia’s High Court.
- They claim the law violates the constitution and restricts freedom of political communication.
- The ban makes supporting, funding, or joining NSN or White Australia illegal, with penalties up to 15 years in prison.
- This is the second group listed as a hate group after the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir.
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