A nationalist activist has had his charges dropped after spending almost four months in jail in Adelaide following his arrest during an Australia Day march.
Stephen Wells, 56, was among 16 members of the National Socialist Network (NSN) who were arrested on January 26 and was originally charged with “fail to cease loiter”. Others were charged with “possess article of disguise” for carrying hats and sunglasses.
Police then added a charge of “display Nazi symbol” for the NSN patch on his sleeve, and dropped the loitering charge in early March, but Mr Wells remained behind bars after prosecutors refused to alter bail conditions he considered to be a breach of his rights.