Ben Roberts-Smith appeal: defamation trial evidence was ‘speculative’ and ‘contradictory’, court hears

Soldier's barrister argues federal court justice made errors in reasoning when he found Roberts-Smith complicit in murder of Afghan men

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The suggestion two insurgents killed during a raid involving Ben Roberts-Smith were unarmed prisoners was speculation and in contradiction with an official military document, an appeals court has heard.

Roberts-Smith was in court on Monday as his legal team appealed against his defamation loss against the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and the Canberra Times.