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Australia whistleblower who exposed war crime allegations loses bid to reduce prison sentence

  • David McBride, a whistleblower, lost his appeal to reduce his five years and eight months prison sentence for leaking war crime allegations against Australian forces in Afghanistan.
  • The Australian Capital Territory Court of Appeal judges unanimously rejected McBride's claims regarding his military oath to Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Rights advocates highlight that McBride is the only individual imprisoned for exposing the alleged war crimes committed by elite Australian troops.
  • McBride's lawyers expressed that Australians would be outraged by the decision, stating, 'It cannot be a crime to expose a crime.
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Australia whistleblower who exposed war crime allegations loses bid to reduce prison sentence

Australian army whistleblower David McBride, who leaked allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan to the media, lost a court bid to have his prison sentence reduced on Wednesday.

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PerthNow broke the news in City of Perth, Australia on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
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