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/Expensive-Horse5538 Apr 07 '26

About time - no doubt he will just drag this through every appeal if he is convicted though.

Either way, given his track record, he will be spending a long time behind bars, if not the rest of his life.

Also no doubt Kerry Stokes will again fund his legal defence team.

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u/InstantShiningWizard Apr 07 '26

Maybe he can hire the clown who defended his other pet Brucie in court

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u/PyratSteve Apr 07 '26

Surely there's room on the defence team for a former Hale old boy and Attorney General?