Roberts-Smith Vows to Fight War Crimes Charges

0:00Australia's most decorated living soldier, Ben Robert Smith, just broke his silence after war crimes charges, vowing to battle them in court to clear his name. He's facing allegations of murdering or ordering the murders of five unarmed detainees during SAS deployments in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2012. Prosecutors call their case strong, backed by eyewitnesses and some incidents allegedly involved, planting objects to fake combat involvement. Robert Smith calls the past ten years a smear campaign against disservice, denying everything outright. His arrest on the Sydney Airport tarmac was a family trip-turned-specicle, and he's pleading for media to give his kids some privacy amid the spotlight. He got bail after a week behind bars and walked free from court on Friday. This follows a lost defamation suit where a judge ruled the murder claim substantially true, despite his appeals. This fight's just heating up. Robert Smith promises he won't back down, no matter how long or tough the road gets

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