Australia: Senior officer loses libel case over Afghan war crimes

Australia Senior officer loses libel case over Afghan war crimes

Accused of war crimes in Afghanistan by three Australian newspapers, Ben Roberts Smith, former corporal of the SAS – the special forces of the Australian army – lost this Thursday, June 1, his defamation lawsuit, a judge having rejected several of his complaints. Back to the case dubbed by some “the trial of the century” and which shook the country continent.

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