A court in Melbourne, Australia, sentenced a local man to 30 days in prison Friday after becoming the first person in the state of Victoria to be found guilty of making an illegal Nazi salute but set him free on bail,

Six others have also been convicted of doing the salute, at a football match and outside a Jewish museum, but only received a fine.

A Victorian man who became the first person in the state to be convicted of performing a Nazi salute in public has been handed a one-month jail sentence, but will be released on bail after his lawyer indicated he would appeal.

A self-described Nazi has become the first person in Australia to be sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed salute when he was ordered by a magistrate to spend one month behind bars

A self-described Nazi became the first person in Australia to be sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed Nazi salute. Jacob Hersant, 25, was ordered by a Melbourne magistrate to spend one month behind bars.

A Victorian far right extremist has been sentenced to one month in prison for performing the Nazi salute. Prominent Neo-Nazi, Jacob Hersant, made the offensive gesture in front of journalists in October,