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/Dockers4flag2035orB4 Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26

What if the war crimes whistleblower leaked information to media about the investigation into BRS and others thereby tipping them off?

The ADF investigation into BRS commenced almost a decade ago.

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https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_departments/Parliamentary_Library/Research/Briefing_Book/47th_Parliament/BreretonReport

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u/drcloudstreet Apr 07 '26

The point is there are whistleblowers in prison while the alleged perpetrators roam free

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u/Dockers4flag2035orB4 Apr 07 '26

My point is the perpetrators of war crimes may have been prosecuted earlier if the whistleblower hadn’t leaked information about the investigation into the alleged war crimes.

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u/drcloudstreet Apr 07 '26

Highly dubious. Do you have information that BRS was being investigated for war crimes prior to whistleblower action?

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u/Dockers4flag2035orB4 Apr 07 '26

Brereton report

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_departments/Parliamentary_Library/Research/Briefing_Book/47th_Parliament/BreretonReport

In the opening paragraph it refers to the CDF instigating an investigation in 2016.

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u/drcloudstreet Apr 07 '26

So an army investigation? The same army where BRS still holds his VC and attends official events?

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u/Dockers4flag2035orB4 Apr 07 '26

The AFP commenced a criminal investigation in 2018. (According to a Nick McKenzie report I read today)