Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been granted a bail variation to attend the Anzac Hall opening at the Australian War Memorial. However, his request to attend a military graduation parade and after-party was denied due to concerns about interacting with another alleged war criminal.
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has had his bail conditions varied to allow him to attend an opening at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on June 23. Prosecutors raised concerns about potential breaches of witness contact conditions but did not oppose the variation.
The leak of plans to arrest former Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith for war crimes has been referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) after media were tipped off and captured his arrest at Sydney Airport.
Una sentencia por difamación dictada en 2023 determinó que el exmilitar Ben Roberts-Smith ejecutó a varias personas desarmadas en Afganistán
One Nation election advertising stating the party's support for Ben Roberts-Smith, who is charged with carrying out war crimes in Afghanistan, has legal experts worried.
Ben Roberts-Smith has attended an Anzac Day event in Queensland.
Ben Roberts-Smith has attended an Anzac Day event in Queensland.
Ben Roberts-Smith has attended an Anzac Day event in Queensland.
Ben Roberts-Smith confirms he will be attending Anzac Day services tomorrow, saying he intends to pay his respects, one week on from his release on bail.
Police were concerned war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith was attempting to move overseas and possibly to Singapore or Spain, court documents reveal.
Police were concerned war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith was attempting to move overseas and possibly to Singapore or Spain, court documents reveal.
Ben Roberts-Smith has been seen reporting to police for the first time since he was released on bail after being charged with the war crime of murder.
Ben Roberts-Smith has been seen reporting to police for the first time since he was released on bail after being charged with the war crime of murder.
Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated living soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, has denied all murder allegations after being charged with five counts of war crimes related to the deaths of unarmed Afghan detainees between 2009 and 2012. The 47-year-old former SAS corporal, released on bail on Friday, said he was proud of his Afghanistan service and would use the court case to finally clear his name. He described his arrest as a sensational and unnecessary spectacle. The criminal charges follow a 2023 civil defamation case in which a judge found substantial truth to some murder claims.
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith issues his first statement since his release on bail from a Sydney jail.
