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Man facing Nazi symbol charges asks to leave country
Wells faces deportation after visa cancellation triggered by possession of weapons with Nazi symbols, complicating prosecution efforts amid federal security actions.
- On Tuesday, Kayn Adam Charles Wells signed a Department of Home Affairs removal form requesting voluntary removal and was returned to immigration detention.
- An AFP national security probe arrested Wells in November amid a crackdown on prohibited symbols, following renewed focus on neo-Nazis after Matthew Gruter's visa cancellation and federal parliament's February hate symbol law amendments.
- Prosecutor Annabelle Bridgland only learned of Wells' removal application an hour before court, with legal aid solicitor Bree‑Anna Bowtell seeking a four-week adjournment while two family members attended.
- On Wednesday, prosecutors and immigration authorities clashed in court over Wells' removal request, with Magistrate Robert Walker standing the matter down to allow Commonwealth prosecutors to seek bail variation barring voluntary removal despite Department of Home Affairs' removal power.
- Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said `He came here to hate- he doesn't get to stay`, while Commonwealth prosecutors warned removal must be navigated amid removal timing described as 'as soon as reasonably practical' and tension with prosecution processes.
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Man facing Nazi symbol charges asks to leave country
A British national facing deportation for alleged neo-Nazi offences is caught in a tug of war between prosecutors and immigration authorities after seeking removal from Australia.
·Sydney, Australia
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
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14%
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