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Dominic Giannini

'No great hope' in whistleblower avoiding jail: lawyer

Whistleblower David McBride is due to be sentenced in the new year. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

David McBride is likely facing prison time after pleading guilty to leaking classified information that exposed claims of war crimes, his lawyer says, as the whistleblower remains unremorseful. 

The former military lawyer has pleaded guilty to three charges spanning stealing commonwealth property and passing classified information on to journalists without permission. 

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