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Miklos Bolza

Soldier unaware of anything planted on Afghan's body

Oliver Schulz was charged with the war crime of murder for shooting an Afghan man. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A military witness has added weight to a war crime-accused SAS trooper's claims that the Afghan man he shot and killed had a Taliban radio planted on him.

Special Air Service Regiment trooper Oliver Jordan Schulz was charged with the war crime of murder after footage emerged of him firing three shots at Dad Mohammad during a mission in May 2012.

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