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Lloyd Jones

Man charged for displaying hate symbol on back of leg

A man has been remanded in custody to appear in court on Friday. ((A)manda Parkinson/AAP PHOTOS)

A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with publicly displaying a swastika tattoo on the back of his leg in an outback town.

It is the first time such a charge of displaying a banned Nazi symbol has been laid in the Northern Territory since federal legislation was introduced in 2024, police say.

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