"A British national has been convicted of displaying Nazi imagery in Australia months after officials confirmed his visa had been cancelled. Kayn Adam Charles Wells pleaded guilty in Caboolture Magistrates' Court in Queensland on Monday to one count of displaying a prohibited Nazi symbol and using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause harm. The 43-year-old was arrested by Australian Federal Police in December and taken into immigration detention."
"He was sentenced to a three-year recognisance order to the sum of 5000 Australian dollars (2,662). Under the court-imposed arrangement, Wells must remain of good behaviour for three years or risk being ordered to pay the full sum. In December, Australian home affairs minister Tony Burke confirmed reports Wells' visa had been revoked."
"On Monday, a spokesperson for Australia's Home Affairs Department said it could not comment on individual cases when asked about Wells' deportation status. Mr Burke told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation at the time: Almost everyone on a visa is a good guest and welcome guest in our country. But if someone"
A British national, Kayn Adam Charles Wells, pleaded guilty in Queensland to displaying a prohibited Nazi symbol and using a carriage service to menace, harass, or cause harm. He was arrested by Australian Federal Police in December and placed in immigration detention. His visa had been revoked months earlier after officials confirmed the cancellation. Wells was sentenced to a three-year recognisance order requiring $5,000 Australian dollars. The order requires him to remain of good behaviour for three years or face an order to pay the full amount. Australia’s Home Affairs Department declined to comment on his deportation status, while the home affairs minister previously said visa holders are generally welcome unless they breach conditions.
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