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Max Aldred

Neo-Nazi rally abhorrent but legally grey, top cop says

Deputy Police Commissioner Peter McKenna says officers were legally unable to stop a neo-Nazi rally. (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS)

Authorities could not have halted a neo-Nazi rally outside a state parliament, a top police officer has suggested while citing internal advice.

Deputy NSW Police Commissioner Peter McKenna gave evidence on the protest as he faced the Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion on Tuesday.

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