He's Australia's most decorated soldier. Now he's at the centre of a historic war crimes case
Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, scholars say.
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Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, scholars say.
Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated living veteran, faces multiple war crime charges related to alleged unlawful killings in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. He has not entered a plea or applied for bail, with his next court appearance scheduled for June 4.
Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated living veteran, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012. He is only the second Australian veteran of ... .
Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated living veteran, faces war crime charges on ... . He is only the second Australian veteran ... .
Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated living veteran, faces war crime charges on ... . He is only the second Australian veteran ... .
SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested on war crimes charges related to the alleged murders of several unarmed Afghan civilians between 2009 and 2012.
Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, did not apply for bail when the war crime murder charges against him were listed in a Sydney court Wednesday.
Australia’s most decorated living war veteran has lost an appeal against a civil court ruling that implicated him in war crimes while serving in Afghanistan.
Former Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested at Sydney Airport and charged with alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan. The 47-year-old was charged with five counts of war crimes in connection with the murder of five people in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012.
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