Decorated Australian soldier faces 5 murder charges in Afghan war crime probe
Ben Roberts-Smith entitled to presumption of innocence but ‘none of us are above the law’, Andrew Hastie says
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Ben Roberts-Smith, a highly decorated former Australian soldier, was arrested by Australian Federal Police on Tuesday. He faces five murder charges related to alleged incidents in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. The charges stem from a war crimes investigation. Police allege that Roberts-Smith either directly shot unarmed prisoners or ordered subordinates to do so. Commissioner Krissy Barrett stated that the victims were not participating in hostilities at the time of their deaths. Roberts-Smith is 47 years old.
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AI-ExtractedThe victims were not taking part in hostilities at the time of their alleged murder in Afghanistan.
The soldier had been linked to a string of murders while serving in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012.
The arrested soldier was widely named as Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith.
The soldier is accused of murdering unarmed prisoners while serving in Afghanistan.
One of Australia’s most-decorated soldiers was arrested on Tuesday.
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