Decorated soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders
Ben Roberts-Smith was awarded the Victoria Cross in 2011, a medal reserved for only the most courageous wartime exploits.
Decorated soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders
Ben Roberts-Smith was awarded the Victoria Cross in 2011, a medal reserved for only the most courageous wartime exploits. Grouped from 6 articles across 6 sources.
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Australia's most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.
Breaking: Ben Roberts-Smith charged with war crimes
One of Australia's most decorated soldiers, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been charged with five counts of the war crime of murder.
Australia's most decorated veteran charged with Afghanistan war crimes
Australia's most decorated living veteran has been charged with allegedly killing five unarmed Afghans between 2009 and 2012.
Australia charges ex-soldier Roberts-Smith with Afghan war crimes
Charges come after Roberts-Smith lost case against reporters who said he was involved in murders of unarmed Afghan men.
Australia arrests decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith on war crimes charges
Ben Roberts-Smith is a Victoria Cross recipient and had been linked to the murder of unarmed civilians while deployed in Afghanistan.
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