Australia's Decorated Soldier Arrested on War Crimes Charges

0:00It's April 9th. This is Sydney News today, powered by AI. Australia's most decorated living soldier, Ben Robert Smith, got arrested Tuesday on five counts of murder as war crimes from his time in. Then, Afghanistan, the Victoria Crosswinter was pulled off a plane at Sydney Airport and taken into custody in what some call a huge moment for the military. He's got a bail hearing set for April 17th and he's always denied these charges. This comes after he lost a big defamation case with a court said on balance of probabilities he committed war crimes. Shadow Defense Minister Andrew Hastie, a former SAS captain who served in Afghanistan, called it a sad day but stressed the rule of law has to come. First, for a fair trial. He warned against any talk that could sway the case. Hastie pointed to the Brayerton report from 2020 that uncovered credible wrongdoing in the elite unit. Still, he said most veterans served with honor in a tough war and a few bad actions don't define everyone. Robert Smith will get his day in court and whatever the outcome,

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