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Tamsin Paternoster

Australian whistleblower David McBride loses appeal over Afghan war crimes leak

David McBride, a former Australian army officer who leaked classified documents revealing alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, has lost his appeal to reduce his sentence.

Three judges of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Court of Appeal on Wednesday unanimously voted to uphold the 61-year-old's jail term of five years and eight months.

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