Australian soldier arrested for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

Former Australian SAS soldier charged with Afghanistan war crime

Oliver Schulz is accused of murdering an Afghan man while deployed in the country with the Australian Defence Force.

Former Australian soldier to be charged with Afghan's murder

Police on Monday charged the first Australian veteran for an alleged murder in Afghanistan three years after a war crime investigation found that 19 Australian special forces soldiers could face charges for illegal conduct during the conflict. A 41-year-old man was arrested in New South Wales state and charged by…

Former elite Australian soldier arrested for war crimes

A former Australian soldier is mist�nkt for helping to carry out war crimes in Afghanistan. He is expected to stand before a magistrate in May. � �

Former Australian Special Forces Soldier Charged With Afghan War Crime

An ex-Australian SAS soldier who served in Afghanistan has been arrested and charged with a war crime. Oliver Schulz was arrested on Monday morning by Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers in regional New South Wales and had his case mentioned in Queanbeyan Local Court on Monday afternoon. The AFP and the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) said in a joint statement the 41-year-old had been charged with one count of a war crime—murder, w…

Former Australian soldier detained over alleged war crime committed in Afghanistan

An Australian veteran has been charged with murder following an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan. The now 41-year-old who was later identified as former Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment trooper Oliver Schulz is the first Australian serviceman to be charged with a war crime under the country’s law.

Australian Veteran Charged With War Crimes In Afghanistan

A former Australian SAS soldier was arrested and charged Monday with murder after an investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan.