Ben Roberts-Smith trial: newspapers’ lawyers deny ‘deal’ with witness to ‘steer clear’ of evidence about alleged killing
Former comrade, referred to as Person 56, has been subpoenaed to give evidence, but is seeking to be excused from appearing
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Lawyers for the newspapers being sued by Ben Roberts-Smith told one of his former comrades they would “steer clear” of questioning him about an alleged war crime killing he committed in Afghanistan if he agreed to testify about a key murder allegation against Roberts-Smith, it has been claimed in the federal court.
The former SAS soldier, anonymised before court as Person 56, served alongside Roberts-Smith in Afghanistan in 2009 and 2012.
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