Swiss neo-Nazi returns to jail after spitting at a Jewish person

A neo-Nazi from Zurich who spit at a Jew in 2015 has been sentenced to two years in prison by a Swiss court.

The 30 year-old man, who has a history of crimes of a racist nature, was found guilty by the court of racial discrimination.

The man had attacked an Orthodox Jewish man on a Shabbat in Zurich and had made a Hitler salute as well as spitting on the man.

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