Adolf Hitler and his staff salute on Aug. 1, 1936 in Berlin, Germany. An Australian police sergeant is facing possible charges after allegedly performed an outlawed Nazi salute.Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images

'Symbol of genocide, terror, and antisemitism': Australian police sergeant likely to be charged over Nazi salute

The police officer, who remains unnamed publicly, has served for more than 40 years. She was suspended from duty on Friday

by · National Post

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state police chief apologized to the Jewish community on Saturday after a sergeant allegedly performed an outlawed Nazi salute.

The 65-year-old instructor on domestic violence policy and law at the Victoria state police academy in Melbourne is facing charges for the gesture and for praising Nazi leader Adolf Hitler with the words, “Heil Hitler” on Tuesday and Wednesday in front of academy staff and recruits, Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said.

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