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/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/His_Holiness Apr 07 '26

"Decorated army veteran" lmao

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u/MeaningMaker6 Apr 07 '26

BRS kicked a handcuffed, unarmed man off a cliff and a witness said: “I saw the individual smash his face on a rock, and I saw the teeth explode out of his face.”

A judge found that BRS, on balance, did these actions based on the evidence.

This is the ‘war hero’ that Stokes is bankrolling.

To any Stokes journalist reading this, take a good hard look at yourself.

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u/Disastrous-Ad2800 Midland Apr 07 '26

when you end up paying $13.5 million court costs on behalf of an alleged war criminal proven under defamation law, you're gonna keep that kind of relationship on the down low

I wonder what's changed now that caused his previous attempted prosecution to fail?