Victorian police officer who allegedly performed Nazi salutes won’t be charged with making banned gesture

Victoria police say they received advice from the Office of Public Prosecutions that there is ‘no reasonable prospect of conviction’ in relation to the officer, who allegedly performed the Nazi salute twice in October. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

A police sergeant who allegedly performed two Nazi salutes in front of colleagues at the police academy will not be charged despite the gesture being banned in Victoria, the force says.

The 65-year-old woman, who has been in the force for 40 years, was suspended with pay last October, after police launched a criminal investigation into the two incidents in which she allegedly approached other employees, performed the salute and said “Heil Hitler”.