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Decorated Australian Soldier Faces War Crime Murder Charges
Australia's most-decorated active soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has pledged to fight five war crime murder charges in his initial remarks since being arrested last week. The Victoria Cross recipient, released on bail on Friday, denied all allegations against him and said he would use the legal proceedings as an chance to "finally" restore his reputation. Roberts-Smith, 47, is accused of participation in the deaths of unarmed Afghan detainees from 2009 to 2012, either by murdering them himself or ordering subordinates to do so. The former Special Air Service Regiment corporal characterised his detention as a "sensational" and "unnecessary spectacle", insisting he...
Apr 12