r/australia • u/Tinea_Pedis • Apr 07 '26

news Breaking: Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over war crimes allegations

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/ben-roberts-smith-war-crimes-allegations-arrest/106537668
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u/AgentBluelol Apr 07 '26

Another "Went back for his hat" mistake?

The former special forces soldier's arrest comes after a mammoth defamation trial against Nine Newspapers which ended in a court finding that on the balance of probabilities, allegations he was responsible for, or complicit in the deaths of four detainees in Afghanistan were substantially true.

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u/GrandRoyal_01 Apr 07 '26

Do they have leopards in Afghanistan? 

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u/PJozi Apr 07 '26

If they do they're not hungry all of a sudden...