Article 5YMTH Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: witness tells court he liked Instagram post calling dead Afghan a ‘terrorist paedo’

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: witness tells court he liked Instagram post calling dead Afghan a ‘terrorist paedo’

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Ben Doherty
from World news | The Guardian on (#5YMTH)

Former SAS soldier tells court he liked posts as a bit of dark humour' and it shouldn't be taken seriously'

A soldier witness called by Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation trial has told the federal court he liked social media posts that called an Afghan civilian allegedly murdered by Australian soldiers a terrorist paedo", and lawyers involved in the case fuckwits" and cunts".

The court heard the former SAS soldier, anonymised before the court as Person 35, liked an Instagram post that said:

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