Police will return seized art posters to a Canberra music venue that depicted Donald Trump and other world leaders in Nazi uniforms, confirming there would be no charges laid under new hate symbol laws.
The ACT independent MLA Thomas Emerson said questions remained surrounding the series of events.
“Notwithstanding today’s revelation that no crime was committed, our community needs an assurance that this was a mistake and will not happen again. Without that, this Orwellian incident is guaranteed to have a chilling effect on artistic and political expression in Canberra,” he said.
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