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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Australian Associated Press and Christopher Knaus

David McBride will face prosecution after blowing whistle on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

David McBride before the media in 2020
David McBride giving a press conference in 2020. Photograph: Rod McGuirk/AP

The man who blew the whistle on alleged war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan will face prosecution.

Lawyers for the former military lawyer David McBride withdrew an application to have him protected under whistleblower laws after the commonwealth moved to suppress expert evidence.

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