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Australia s most decorated soldier is in the witness box in his Federal Court defamation trial against Nine newspapers which he says defamed the 42-year-old by accusing him of war crimes.
Mr Roberts-Smith is suing newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times over allegations he committed war crimes while serving with the SAS in Afghanistan..
21:59 EDT, 6 June 2021
Australia s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, was the victim of jealous former comrades who made false allegations of war crimes against him, his barrister has told the Federal Court.
Bruce McClintock SC said his client s defamation case against Nine newspapers was about courage, devotion to duty self-sacrifice and skill in soldiering on the one hand. On the other hand, it s a case about dishonest journalism, corrosive jealousy, cowardice and lies, he told the Sydney courtroom. It s also about how a man with a deservedly high reputation for courage, skill and decency. had that reputation destroyed by bitter people jealous of his courage and success as a solider. aided by prejudiced journalists.