ABC article defamed commando by naming him and running ‘huge colour photo’, court told

Heston Russell's lawyer tells federal court readers were given impression' he was responsible for shooting an unarmed prisoner in Afghanistan

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Lawyers for a former special forces officer have argued an ABC article portrayed him as a war criminal, despite not directly alleging he had committed crimes.

Heston Russell is suing the ABC and two of its investigative journalists over stories published in 2020 and 2021 which he argues gave readers the impression" he was responsible for shooting an unarmed prisoner and was being investigated.

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