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Miklos Bolza and Jacob Shteyman

Ben Roberts-Smith had ‘motives to lie’ about murders

A judge has found Ben Roberts-Smith "not an honest and reliable witness". Photo: AAP

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith was “not an honest and reliable witness” who lied about his involvement in war crimes to gain financially from his now failed defamation cases against the media.

In a Federal Court judgment published on Monday, Justice Anthony Besanko launched a scathing criticism against the former SAS corporal who had “motives to lie” about the events in Afghanistan.

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