US EditionBen Roberts-Smith Denies War Crime Charges After Gold Coast Bail Release
The former SAS soldier denied murdering five unarmed detainees and said he will use the case to clear his name.
- On Sunday, Ben Roberts-Smith categorically denied war crime allegations in his first public statement since being released from Silverwater Correctional Centre on Friday.
- Prosecutors allege the 47-year-old murdered five unarmed Afghan nationals between 2009 and 2012, with court documents revealing evidence was staged to portray deaths as legal.
- Under strict bail conditions, Roberts-Smith must report to a local Police Station three times weekly beginning Monday, while Barrister Slade Howell prepares his defense.
- Roberts-Smith condemned his Sydney Airport arrest as an "unnecessary spectacle," requesting privacy for children he claimed have "already unfortunately suffered" due to public scrutiny.
- Judge Greg Grogin granted bail citing expected trial delays, though the former Special Air Service soldier maintains innocence despite a Federal Court previously finding murder allegations were true.
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Australia's most decorated serviceman vows to fight war crime charges
An Australian former soldier charged with committing war crimes in Afghanistan vowed on Sunday to clear his name, saying he had never "run from a fight" in his first public comments since his arrest. Ben Roberts-Smith was granted bail on Friday after a high-profile arrest on five counts of "war crime murder". Police alleged he was complicit in a string of unlawful killings between 2009 and 2012 in Afghanistan.
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Noticias ao MinutoThe holder of the Victoria Cross, the country's highest military award, was arrested on 7 April, charged with five homicides considered war crimes in 2009 and 2012.
Former Australian Special Forces officer accused of war crimes in Afghanistan, Ben Roberts-Smith, denied all allegations on Sunday, in his first public statement since his high-profile arrest in early April. ...
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