Ben Roberts-Smith v Nine was the first part of the “defamation trial of the century”. Now it’s Ben Roberts-Smith v Justice Anthony Besanko.
The decorated war veteran this week pulled the trigger on his anticipated appeal against findings that he was a war criminal, murderer and bully who was complicit in the unlawful killing of four unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
