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ADF report into alleged misconduct in East Timor warned of culture issues in special forces, years before claims of Afghanistan war crimes

The 2020 Brereton report said a code of silence in the special forces had contributed to unlawful killings in Afghanistan. (Supplied: Defence Force, file photo)

An internal Australian Defence Force report explicitly warned of a "code of silence" and a culture of cover-up in the special forces years before allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan emerged.

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