Witness in Ben Roberts-Smith trial objects to questions about alleged murder of Afghan civilian
Former SAS soldier tells defamation trial he objects to questions about death at Whiskey 108 compound on the basis of ‘self-incrimination’
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A former SAS soldier has sought to avoid answering questions over allegations he murdered an unarmed Afghan civilian during a raid by Australian troops in 2009, telling the federal court “I object on grounds of self-incrimination”.
The evidence of the former soldier, anonymised before court as Person 4, came as part of a defamation action brought by his former comrade, Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith.
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