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Man charged over alleged Nazi display at war memorial

Police have charged a man who allegedly displayed a Nazi swastika on his chest at a war memorial. (Candice Marshall/AAP PHOTOS)

A man who allegedly displayed a Nazi swastika drawn on his chest while standing beside a war memorial has been arrested and charged.

Police were called to the memorial in northwest Sydney where officers found a 31-year-old man allegedly displaying the swastika.

He was arrested and charged with knowingly displaying by public act a Nazi symbol without excuse.

Offenders can face up to one year in jail or an $11,000 fine or both under the Crimes Amendment (Prohibition on Display of Nazi Symbols) passed three years ago in NSW.

Since December, a synagogue has been firebombed, multiple cars have been torched, and vehicles and buildings in areas with large Jewish communities have been vandalised and graffitied.

Last week, the Minns government passed a tough package of laws aimed at curbing racially motivated crimes, including one measure that bans exhibiting Nazi symbols near a synagogue.

The man was granted strict conditional bail and is set to appear in court in March.

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