Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: former patrol commander denies ordering execution of elderly prisoner
by Ben Doherty from World news | The Guardian on (#5YJ75)
Ex-soldier known as Person 5 denies allegation put by lawyers acting for newspapers
Ben Roberts-Smith's former patrol commander has denied in court accusations he ordered the execution of an elderly Afghan prisoner discovered hiding in a tunnel - in an alleged blooding" of a junior soldier.
The retired soldier, anonymised before the court as Person 5, was directly challenged on Tuesday by lawyers for three newspapers being sued by Roberts-Smith: You told [soldier] Person 4 to murder the old man."
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