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defence correspondent Andrew Greene

Defence insists due process was given to accused soldiers in Brereton report

Special Air Service Association chair Martin Hamilton-Smith says Defence could not make its case for administrative dismissal.  (ABC News: Lincoln Rothall)

The officer leading the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) response to the Afghanistan war crimes inquiry has hit back at claims the military has denied proper legal process to soldiers implicated in the findings. 

Following the release of the damning Brereton report in November 2020, Defence confirmed Army had "initiated administrative action against 17 individuals where there was an alleged failure to meet ADF expectations and values identified in the Afghanistan Report".

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