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Ben Roberts-Smith charged with war crimes in surprise arrest

Published 7 April 2026 7:58pm

Australia's most high profile and highly decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested and charged with multiple alleged war crimes over the killings of unarmed Afghan victims. The Victoria Cross recipient was arrested at Sydney Airport by AFP officers as he arrived on a flight from Brisbane. He has been charged with five counts of the war crime of murder and will face court tomorrow.

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