Australia's most decorated soldier denies Afghan war crime charges
Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated living soldier, has publicly denied allegations of war crimes related to the deaths of unarmed Afghan detainees.He was charged with five counts of murder and released on bail, vowing to clear his name.Roberts-Smith faces one count of murder, one of jointly commissioning a murder, and three counts of aiding, abetting, counselling, or procuring a murder.The charges relate to incidents between 2009 and 2012 during his service in Afghanistan.The former Special Air Service (SAS) corporal was arrested at Sydney airport on 7 April and released on bail on 17 April.The presiding judge described the case as... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Apr 2026 07:00 LONDON
