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An Afghan villager has told the defamation trial of war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith that he hated foreign soldiers and regarded them as responsible for killing innocent people, but he did not support the aims of the Taliban.
Darwan farmer Man Gul has told the Federal Court he was detained for questioning by foreign soldiers with two other men, Ali Jan and Mr Jan’s step-nephew, Mohammed Hanifa. The court has heard that a man matching Mr Jan’s description was killed by Australian troops, but the circumstances in which he died are contested.
Ben Roberts-Smith outside the Federal Court in Sydney on Thursday.
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‘Real difficulties’ in moving Roberts-Smith defamation trial interstate: judge
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The judge presiding over war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial says there are significant obstacles to moving the case interstate to avoid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak in NSW but he has not yet ruled it out.
Mr Roberts-Smith’s barrister, Bruce McClintock, SC, has previously asked the Federal Court to consider relocating the trial against
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The Sydney Morning Herald to a venue outside NSW, pointing to Adelaide and Canberra as potential alternatives.