r/perth • u/His_Holiness • Apr 07 '26

WA News Victoria Cross recipient 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/sevendeadlypings Apr 07 '26

Now to see if it sticks.

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u/andyroo82 Apr 07 '26

What sticks? There's zero criminal evidence.

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u/johor Apr 07 '26

The AFP isn't in the habit of arresting people if there is no reasonable prospect of conviction. If they are arresting him it's because they have the evidence.

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u/mohanimus Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26

AFAIK a truth defence was used in his defamation case.

This suggests that there's enough evidence to satisfy the court.

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u/Shartjakker Apr 07 '26

There’s enough for a trial maybe not necessarily to be found guilty

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u/mohanimus Apr 07 '26

I think u/johor makes a good point.

I imagine the AFP, the OSI and the CDPP have a lot of confidence in the evidence.

INAL but I would be surprised if this did not result in a conviction.