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Australian authorities detained a South African man and canceled his visa after he joined Neo-Nazi of group anti-semitic lobby Protest outside the New South Wales Parliament House.
Matthew Grutter, who is living Australia 2022 was photographed standing at the forefront of a protest rally on 8 November, with his family. Dressed in black, he was seen carrying a large banner declaring “Abolish the Jewish lobby”.
The protest, organized by the National Socialist Network, a well-known neo-Nazi group, was legally authorized and monitored by NSW Police. The performance lasted for 20 minutes.
The organizers had given notice of their plans to hold a public meeting and were not opposed by the police.
Home Minister Tony Burke canceled Mr Grutter’s visa on Monday, declaring “it is time to go home”.
“Between 4am and 5am this morning, Australian Border Force took him into immigration custody,” Mr Burke said in an update on Tuesday.
He said Mr Grutter would remain in custody until he received his ticket to leave Australia, otherwise he would be deported.
“Most people who are in immigration detention go away very quickly,” the minister said. “My hope is that he’ll be gone very soon.”
Mr Grutter was one of about 60 people at the rally, where protesters repeatedly chanted “blood and honour”, a notorious slogan associated with the Hitler Youth, ABC News reported.
On his Facebook page he was shown wearing a bracelet with the same slogan engraved on it.
Mr Grutter was detained a day after Mr Burke warned that “if you are on a visa, you are a guest”.
“If you are a citizen you are a full member of the Australian family,” he said. “Like any home, if a guest comes over to show hatred and destroy the home, they can be told it’s time to go home.”
NSW Premier Chris Minns said the rally was a “shocking display of hatred, racism and anti-Semitism”.
“You can’t hold a job anywhere else in civilian life and join one of these horrible organizations and expect to be immune from scrutiny,” he said.
Mr Grutter was living on an Australian business sponsorship visa. According to ABC News, he was living in the country with his wife.
Mr Burke has previously blocked the visas of foreigners accused of “inciting discord” in Australia, such as US rapper Kanye West and conservative commentator Candace Owens.