Former SAS soldier warned Ben Roberts-Smith inquiry into alleged war crimes would be a ‘witch-hunt’, court hears
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5YCVK)
Person Five told the court he sent Victoria Cross recipient a confidential document about evidence he gave to the Australian Defence Force
A former SAS soldier told Ben Roberts-Smith to prepare for an Australian military inquiry into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan as it was a witch-hunt, he told a court.
The war veteran's former patrol commander, codenamed Person Five, returned to the federal court on Thursday to continue his evidence on behalf of his good friend.
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