Australia’s war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith lodges appeal against defamation ruling, vehemently denying allegations of involvement in Afghan civilian murders
Federal Court judge ruled on June 1 that the newspapers had proven most of their allegations. / Photo: AP Archive
Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith, who won Australia's highest military honour the Victoria Cross for his actions in Afghanistan, had sued three newspapers and their journalists over articles which accused him of killing unarmed Afghan civilians outside the rules of war.Loading...
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