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Victorian police have been slammed for failing to stop neo-Nazis from doing Heil Hitler salutes out the front of the state's Parliament on Saturday, while a Liberal MP faces expulsion for attending the same rally.
Police Association of Victoria secretary Wayne Gatt said officers prevented a fight between rival groups but were powerless to stop the actions of the neo-Nazis.
In response, Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes announced on Monday that the state will strengthen its anti-vilification laws to ban the Nazi salute.
'The behaviour we saw on the weekend was disgraceful and cowardly,' she said.
Meanwhile, Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto will move to expel MP Moira Deeming from the parliamentary party over her role in the anti-transgender rally outside the state parliament.
English anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull's (pictured right) 'Let Women Speak' spoke at the event outside the Victorian parliament
Victorian police have been slammed for failing to stop neo-Nazis (pictured) from doing Heil Hitler salutes on Saturday
Ms Deeming spoke at British anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull's 'Let Women Speak' event outside the Victorian parliament.
However, members of the National Socialist Movement repeatedly performed the Nazi salute on the steps of Parliament House and held signs calling transgender people offensive names, sparking violent clashes with hundreds of counter-protesters.
'It's clear this (Nazi salute) is being used to incite hatred not just towards Jewish people but our LGBTIQ+ community and other minority groups,' said Ms Symes.
'Victorians have zero tolerance of this behaviour and so do we.
'That's why we'll expand our nation-leading legislation banning the Nazi Hakenkreuz (Swastika) to include the Nazi salute – because everyone deserves to feel safe, welcome and included in
