Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living war veteran, faces five counts of war crimes murder related to the killing of unarmed Afghan civilians. The charges mark the first time a recipient of the Victoria Cross — Australia’s highest military honour — has been criminally prosecuted for conduct in a war zone. But the significance of [...] The post Australia’s Highest-Decorated Soldier Faces Five War Crimes Murder Charges Over Afghan Civilian Killings appeared first on Space Daily .
Australia’s Highest-Decorated Soldier Faces Five War Crimes Murder Charges Over Afghan Civilian Killings
