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  • Football Australia collaborates with police to investigate Nazi salute during A-League derby

    Football Australia collaborates with police to investigate Nazi salute during A-League derby

    Football Australia and the NSW Police are jointly investigating an incident involving a spectator who was captured on camera appearing to perform a Nazi salute during the A-League derby between Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC.

    The individual, situated in the Wanderers’ active supporter bay at Allianz Stadium, was filmed by Network Ten cameras at the conclusion of Saturday’s match, which saw Sydney FC emerge victorious with a 2-1 scoreline.

    Initially, the man is seen gesturing with his middle finger towards the camera before swiftly transitioning into what appears to be a Nazi salute.

    It’s worth noting that new laws enacted in 2022 render such gestures illegal in NSW, carrying a maximum jail term of 12 months.

    “Officers from Surry Hills Police Area Command are investigating reports of a spectator making an offensive gesture at a sporting event held at Moore Park on Saturday,” NSW Police said in a statement.

    “Police are urging anyone who may have information about this matter to contact Surry Hills Police Station or Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000.”

    The Wanderers have opted not to provide a comment on the incident.

    This occurrence follows Football Australia’s decision to impose a five-year ban on a Melbourne Victory supporter for making the same gesture during a match at the same venue, in the club’s Unite Round fixture.

    Even before the implementation of new legislation, Football Australia consistently maintained a zero-tolerance stance on such behavior.

    In a notable instance, the governing body issued a lifetime ban to an individual for making the gesture during the 2022 Australia Cup final between Sydney United 58 and Macarthur FC.

    Last week, three supporters of Sydney United appeared in a Sydney court in connection with Nazi gestures made during that match. All three entered pleas of not guilty, and magistrate Joy Boulos is expected to deliver her ruling next month.

  • Canadian parliament applauds former Nazi veteran soldier

    Canadian parliament applauds former Nazi veteran soldier

    The leader of Canada’s House of Commons, Anthony Rota, said sorry for praising a Ukrainian man who was in a Nazi group during World War Two.

    Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old man, was sitting in the audience and received enthusiastic applause in the government after Mr. Rota called him a “hero” while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was visiting.

    A Canadian group called CIJA expressed concern about a veteran from a Nazi group being praised, as this group took part in killing Jewish people during the Holocaust.

    It said that this should never occur in the future.

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in parliament with Mr Zelensky at that time.

    Many Ukrainians fought for Germany in the war, but many more served in the Soviet Red Army.

    Mr Rota said that on September 22, after the president of Ukraine spoke, he noticed someone in the audience.

    “I recently found out more information that makes me feel sorry for the choice I made. ”

    Mr Rota said that nobody, including other parliament members and the group from Ukraine, knew about what I was going to say or my comments before I actually said them. I came up with this idea all by myself. The person involved is from the same area as me and someone told me about them.
    I want to say a heartfelt sorry to Jewish communities in Canada and all over the world. “I am fully accountable for what I did,” the person stated.

    CIJA said they’re grateful for the apology they received in response to his statement. It’s really important to make sure we thoroughly check things to make sure something bad like this doesn’t happen again.

    In easier language, the leader of the Canadian opposition Conservative party, Pierre Poilievre, said that the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, should take responsibility for the incident and apologize.

    However, Trudeau’s office, who leads the Liberal party, said that the decision to invite Mr. Hunka was made only by the Speaker’s office, and apologizing was the correct action to take.

    The Prime Minister’s office stated that they did not receive any prior notice about the invitation or recognition, and the same applies to the Ukrainian delegation.

    Mr Trudeau’s office said that there was no private meeting between Mr Hunka and the prime minister.

    Mister Rota pointed at Mister Hunka, who was sitting in the gallery, and called him a hero. He said Mister Hunka is a hero for both Ukraine and Canada, and they are grateful for his service.

    The people in the building clapped their hands.

    Mr Rota has been asked by other members of Parliament to step down, while some have criticized Mr. Trudeau for not being part of the decision to invite Mr.

    “It’s surprising that the members of parliament stood up and applauded him,” Peter Julian, a member of parliament for the New Democratic Party, expressed in the House of Commons on Monday.

    Members did it because we believed the Speaker when they said this person should be given this honor.

    Russia has expressed disapproval of Canada’s invitation to Mr. On Monday, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Kremlin, said that it was very shocking or offensive.

    Many Western countries, like Canada, have taught young people who do not know which countries fought each other or what occurred during the Second World War. “And they have no knowledge about the danger of fascism,” Mr. Peskov stated

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has made false claims that Russia wants to “de-nazify” Ukraine as a way to justify his invasion of the country.
    During World War Two, Mr. Hunka was a member of a group called the Galicia Division within the 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division. This division consisted mostly of Ukrainian people who chose to join and were under the control of the Nazis.

    The soldiers in this group are being accused of killing Polish and Jewish civilians, but they have not been proven guilty of any crimes by a court.

    The group changed its name to the First Ukrainian Division and gave up to the Western Allies in 1945.

    Dominique Arel, who teaches Ukrainian studies at the University of Ottawa, told CBC News that a group Mr Hunka was involved with had attracted many Ukrainian volunteers. These volunteers had joined with the hope of achieving independence for Ukraine.

  • Josef Schütz, Nazi camp guard, dies at 102

    Josef Schütz, Nazi camp guard, dies at 102

    The oldest individual to have been found guilty of crimes during the Holocaust has passed away at age 102.

    Josef Schütz was found guilty in June of helping to murder thousands of prisoners between 1942 and 1945 at Sachsenhausen near Berlin.

    While he awaited the conclusion of an appeal to the Federal Court of Justice, he served the entirety of a five-year prison term without being locked up.

    Schütz had consistently denied working as an SS guard in the detention camp.

    He was judged responsible for the 3,518 killings that took place. Additionally, he participated in the shooting of Soviet POWs and the use of Zyklon B gas to kill others.

    Tens of thousands of people died at Sachsenhausen during World War II from starvation, forced labour, medical experiments and murder by the SS.

    More than 200,000 people were imprisoned there, including political prisoners as well as Jews, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies).

    Schütz expressed no regret during his trial, telling the German court: “I don’t know why I’m sitting here in the sin bin. I really had nothing to do with it.”

    Despite his name and birth details found on documents of an SS guard, he claimed he had not been at the camp and worked instead as a farm labourer.

    “You willingly supported this mass extermination through your occupation,” the judge said at the time.

    Germany has been trying to bring former Nazi war criminals to court after a landmark case in 2011, in which ex-SS guard John Demjanjuk was found guilty.

    That verdict prompted a search for individuals who were still alive.

    Four years later, the so-called “bookkeeper of Auschwitz”, Oskar Gröning, was given a four-year jail term. Like Schütz, he never spent a day in jail due to a series of appeals – and he died in 2018.

    And a 97-year-old former concentration camp secretary, Irmgard Furchner, became the first woman to be tried for Nazi crimes in decades in December. She was found guilty of complicity in the murders of more than 10,500 people at Stutthof camp, near the city of Danzig (modern-day Gdansk in Poland).

  • Sydney United 58 supporters censured for Nazi salutes at the Australia Cup final

    A senior government official has stated that fans who showed Nazi salutes and insignia during the Australia Cup final “should be banned for life.”

    After initiating disciplinary proceedings, Football Australia (FA) stated that it “seriously condemns the behaviour of a small minority” of Sydney United 58 supporters.

    The club said it was “concerned” by reports of the actions of supporters.

    In a statement, Sydney United 58 said it had “zero tolerance towards any form of disrespect, racism or discrimination”.

    The club added it would work with authorities to conduct a “full investigation”.

    Supporter attempts to drown out the Indigenous welcoming ceremony prior to kick-off at Western Sydney Stadium are also being investigated.

    FA said on Monday it had issued a show-cause notice to semi-professional side Sydney United 58, this requiring the club to respond before any sanctions are implemented.

    The governing body added it was working with New South Wales police “to determine strong and swift action on any identified anti-social behaviour”.

    Pictures on social media showed some Sydney United supporters making Nazi salutes during the match.

    “It has no place, not just at sporting games, but anywhere in our state, and I know the police are looking at it,” said Perrottet.

    “Those people who have done that through those salutes should be banned for life.”

    The chanting and booing during the pre-match Welcome to Country – a practice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples – will be considered as part of the FA investigation.

    “The incidents last night caused by some individuals and groups in the stadium was ignorant,” said Jade North, chair of the Football Australia National Indigenous Advisory Group (NIAG).

    “This type of behaviour was disrespectful and must not continue in our game and attitudes must change.”

    The first non-A-League side to reach the final, Sydney United 58, formerly known as Sydney Croatia, lost 2-0 to Macarthur FC in front of a crowd of 16,461 on Saturday.

    “The club is deeply committed to creating an environment that is respectful and inclusive, which allows our community members to celebrate their heritage in a meaningful and responsible way,” the club’s board said.

    “Those that do not align themselves with these values are not welcome at Sydney United 58 FC and their views will never be tolerated.”

    FA said eight people were evicted during the match “to address some isolated behaviours by a small minority of individuals”.