A young Tasmanian man has been released from custody after being arrested in Adelaide during a right-wing Australia Day march.
25-year-old Logan Boucher appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday on a charge of loitering.
According to the ABC, the Sanford local initially said he wouldn’t apply for bail but had a change of heart after Magistrate Luke Davis warned him against being a “martyr”.
“You’re a long way from home. You’ve come over and you’ve done this pretty dumb thing and you’ve spent some time in custody over the long weekend,” Davis said.
“I’m going to get you out and on your way so you can get some legal advice and deal with the matter.”
“Don’t make a martyr of yourself by languishing in jail, in custody, when you don’t need to.”
Boucher was granted permission to contact a fellow member of the National Socialist Network to sort out his travel plans, saying they were his ride out of the state.
He was released on bail and is due back in court in March.
Adelaide Now reported that as part of his bail conditions, Boucher was banned from communicating with any other members of the National Socialist Network, possessing firearms, an article of disguise or returning to the Adelaide CBD.
15 men and one youth were arrested and charged by South Australia Police following the Australia Day incident.
