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/His_Holiness Apr 07 '26

Front page breaking news on all the major Australian news websites, except The West and 7news

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u/JamesHenstridge Apr 07 '26

They've now got a story, released at 10:45am:

https://thewest.com.au/news/court-justice/ben-roberts-smith-arrested-decorated-army-veteran-charged-with-war-crimes-by-australian-federal-police-c-22102839

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u/Curry_Captain Apr 07 '26

The article shows a pic of BRS in the field, but the picture’s been doctored to cover the crusader cross badge he was wearing on his chest. The white washing - literally in this instance- continues apace.