Magistrate says Alan Yazbek ‘no Nazi lover’ as restaurateur escapes conviction for displaying swastika

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Sydney restaurateur Alan Yazbek has escaped conviction after displaying a Nazi swastika at a pro-Palestinian rally.

Magistrate Miranda Moody did not record a conviction against the 56-year-old on Tuesday instead handing him a 12-month conditional release order in the Downing Centre local court.