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Ben Roberts-Smith, a former Special Air Service Regiment corporal and recipient of the Victoria Cross, was a national hero in Australia. Now, a judge has ruled that he unlawfully killed prisoners and committed war crimes in Afghanistan
Despite bombshell war crimes finding, Mr Roberts-Smith likely won t be stripped of his Victoria Cross, which is the highest award that can be bestowed in the militaries of the Commonwealth.