Ben Roberts-Smith swore at a superior officer and threatened him, saying “I should smash your face in” during a drinking session at the SAS’s unofficial Afghanistan bar, The Fat Ladies’ Arms, the federal court heard on Monday.
Roberts-Smith, a recipient of the Victoria Cross, is suing the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times for defamation over a series of reports he alleges are defamatory and portray him as committing war crimes, including murder, as well as acts of bullying and domestic violence.
