Overview

• Magistrate Luisa Bazzani approved prosecutors’ amendment to explicitly allege Richardson performed a Nazi salute under Victoria’s Nazi Gesture Prohibition Act.
• The matter is scheduled for a two-day contested hearing on November 5–6 at Moorabbin Magistrates Court.
• Prosecutor Nicholas La Mattina may call an expert witness to outline the precise mathematical formula of a Nazi salute, including arm height and finger position.
• Defence lawyer Peter Monagle plans to cross-examine any expert and argue that Richardson’s gesture does not meet the legal definition of a Nazi salute.
• Richardson’s June request for a police diversion was rejected and he now faces up to 12 months in jail or a A$23,000 fine if convicted.