00:00Yesterday, he appeared before a crowd. Today, it was before a court.
00:06Brandon Coshill took part in an open mic session at the March for Australia event in Moore Park.
00:12Go ahead, mate. I need to drag on for a few minutes, I'll say it quickly.
00:18His anti-Semitic diatribe took under a minute.
00:21What he said, which the ABC has chosen not to replay, resulted in a charge of publicly inciting hatred on the grounds of race causing fear.
00:30Police prosecutors today opposed his release on bail, arguing there was a risk to community safety and a risk the 31-year-old would commit further offences.
00:39They called his speech a brazen and public incitement of hatred towards the Jewish community.
00:44Police material cited in court suggests Mr Coshill was a member of the neo-Nazi group The National Socialist Network.
00:51Brandon Coshill's lawyer said the NSN has openly stated it will disband and did so before the event, meaning there is no risk.
00:59She said there's no allegation of any ongoing affiliation with any active group and her client told her the Celtic symbol on his shirt was not an NSN symbol.
01:08His lawyer pointed to his very limited criminal history and suggested conditions including a ban on attending public rallies.
01:16But Magistrate Daniel Covington was unconvinced, saying there's a real risk of jail time if Mr Coshill is convicted and the prosecution case was strong.
01:25In light of the alleged facts sheet before me and the ideologies that are suggested via the comments made,
01:31it's very difficult for me to determine what conditions could be put in place in order to both protect the community and protect the risk of him committing a serious offence.
01:41For now he'll remain in custody and the case returns to court in a week.
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