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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Decorated Australian veteran remains behind bars on Afghan war crime charges

Australia Afghanistan War Crimes - (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, did not apply for bail when the war crime murder charges against him were listed in a Sydney court Wednesday.

Roberts-Smith was awarded both the Victoria Cross and Medal of Gallantry for his service in Afghanistan and is only the second Australian veteran of the Afghanistan campaign to be charged with a war crime.

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