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Australia Charges Its Most Decorated Living Veteran with 5 War Crime Murders

Ben Roberts-Smith, Victoria Cross Recipient, Faces Serious Allegations from His SAS Service Melbourne, Australia — April 7, 2026 — In a stunning development that has shocked many i...

Decorated Australian Soldier Arrested for Afghanistan War Crimes

Click to expand Image Ben Roberts-Smith arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney, Australi...

Australia's most decorated soldier charged with alleged war crimes

By Christine ChenSYDNEY, April 7 (Reuters) - Australia's most decorated soldier was arrested on Tuesday and charged with five counts of war crime murders relating to the killing of...

Decorated Australian solider charged with murdering unarmed prisoners captured in Afghanistan

Australian Federal Police commissioner Krissy Barrett said he was allegedly complicit in a string of unlawful killings between 2009 and 2012.

Former Australian soldier arrested over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

CANBERRA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- One of Australia's most decorated soldiers has been arrested over alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan, federal police said on Tuesday. The Aus...

Australia Charges Ex-Soldier With War Crimes in Afghanistan

The suspect, charged with five counts of murder, is accused of killing or ordering the killings of unarmed civilians during the Afghan war.

Australian veteran faces war crimes

Roundup: Former Australian soldier arrested over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

CANBERRA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- One of Australia's most decorated soldiers was on Tuesday arrested by federal police over alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan. The Australian...

Australia charges ex‑soldier with 5 war‑crime murders in Afghanistan

Roberts-Smith is only the second Australian veteran of the Afghanistan campaign to be charged with a war crime.

Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia's most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afg...

Australia's most decorated soldier charged with alleged war crimes

The man, whom police identified as a 47-year-old former Australian Defence Force member and court records ​named as Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested at Sydney Airport.

Australia's most decorated soldier on war crimes charges

Australia's most decorated soldier has been arrested and charged with five counts of war crimes relating to the killing of unarmed ⁠civilians while on deployment in Afghanistan.

Rights group praises Australia arrest of hailed war hero for crimes in Afghanistan

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday welcomed the recent arrest by Australian police of Ben Roberts-Smith, an Australian soldier accused of committing five counts of war crimes in Afghani...

Decorated Australian soldier faces 5 murder charges in Afghan war crime probe

One of Australia’s most-decorated soldiers was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly murdering unarmed prisoners while serving in Afghanistan, police and local media said following a s...

Ex-Australian Soldier Charged With Committing 5 War Crime Murders In Afghanistan

He will remain in custody overnight and make his first court appearance on Wednesday, a police statement said.

Decorated Australian Soldier Arrested for Afghanistan War Crimes

On April 7, Australian police arrested Ben Roberts-Smith, a decorated Australian soldier who stands accused of committing five counts of war crimes in Afghanistan between 2009 and...

Top Australian soldier charged with war crimes to remain in jail on remand

Ben Roberts-Smith faces five charges of the war crime of murder, which has a penalty of life in prison.

Former Australian soldier speaks out against allegations of Afghan war crimes

(Corrects day to Sunday in first paragraph)SYDNEY, April 19 (Reuters) - Australia's most decorated soldier, charged with ​war crimes related to Afghanistan deployments more than a...

Australia accuses country's most decorated living soldier of committing war crimes in Afghanistan

A man widely considered Australia's most decorated living soldier could spend the rest of his life in prison after authorities accused him of committing war crimes while he was in...

Australia accuses country's most decorated living soldier of committing war crimes in Afghanistan

A man widely considered Australia's most decorated living soldier could spend the rest of his life in prison after authorities accused him of committing war crimes while he was in...

One of Australia's most-decorated soldiers arrested on war crimes charges

SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith could face life in prison if found guilty of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians One of Australia's m...

Former Australian soldier granted bail on war crime charges

SYDNEY, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Former Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was on Friday granted bail by a Sydney court after being charged with war crimes over allege...

Decorated Soldier Charged in Australia War Crimes Case

The controversy over Roberts-Smith being charged for his alleged actions is rooted in a politically polarized failure to understand the importance of rules of engagement in conflic...

Australian War Memorial amends Ben Roberts-Smith display after former soldier charged with war crimes

Text on plaque in Hall of Valour updated to include references to war crime – murder charges and the ongoing legal processGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcas...