Ben Roberts-Smith war crimes defamation verdict to be delivered on Thursday 1 June
by Ben Doherty from on (#6BWZC)
Australia's most decorated soldier will learn the outcome of his case against three newspapers over Afghanistan allegations, including the murder of civilians
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Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated living soldier, will learn next Thursday if he has won his defamation case against three Australian newspapers over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
The judgment, to be delivered by Justice Anthony Besanko in Sydney on 1 June, will be the culmination of a near five-year legal process, after one of the most dramatic and consequential trials in Australian legal and military history.
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