Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case with judge finding former SAS soldier committed war crimes
Justice Anthony Besanko found newspapers established substantial or contextual truth of allegations of murders of unarmed civilians in Afghanistan
Follow our live blog on the defamation judgment for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast
Ben Roberts-Smith VC murdered unarmed civilians while serving in the Australian military in Afghanistan, a federal court judge has found.
Justice Anthony Besanko found that, on the balance of probabilities, Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, kicked a handcuffed prisoner off a cliff in Darwan in 2012 before ordering a subordinate Australian soldier to shoot the injured man dead.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
Recent Comments