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Emily Woods

First person charged over Nazi salute facing jail time

Jacob Hersant told reporters legal aid was denied when it was thought he wouldn't be jailed. (Emily Woods/AAP PHOTOS)

Prosecutors are pushing for Jacob Hersant to be jailed for up to a year for performing a Nazi salute outside a Victorian court.

In October Hersant, 24, became the first person charged under state laws that banned Victorians from performing or displaying Nazi symbols and gestures in public.

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