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Dismissed: War criminal, murderer, bully loses defamation case

Max Mason
Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter
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Decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is a war criminal, murderer and bully who was complicit in the unlawful killing of four unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan, a Federal Court judge has found.

Justice Anthony Besanko’s decision found The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Canberra Times had proven Mr Roberts-Smith had broken the rules of war and disgraced his country and the army by his conduct in Afghanistan.

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