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Ben Roberts-Smith: Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case

2023-06-01 13:45
Ben Roberts-Smith had sued newspapers over allegations he killed unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan.
Ben Roberts-Smith: Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case

Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has lost a historic defamation case against three newspapers which accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan.

The newspapers were sued over articles which alleged he had killed unarmed prisoners or civilians.

The civil trial was the...