Melbourne man cleared of charges after confronting neo-Nazis
A man in Melbourne, Benjamin Squire, has had his charges dropped by police after confronting neo-Nazis at an anti-fascist event, expressing frustration at being the only one charged.
A man accused of violent disorder after confronting neo-Nazi gatecrashers at an anti-fascist fundraiser in Melbourne's inner-north has had his prosecution abandoned by police.
Benjamin Squire had been facing jail time after he was charged over a melee that broke out when he and others asked 20 balaclava-clad neo-Nazis to leave a queer-friendly bar in Thornbury.
Squire told this masthead he was glad justice had prevailed.
"I am disgusted to have been the only person charged, with not a single neo-Nazi would-be attacker so much as formally questioned or charged," Squire said.
