Former military lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to almost six years’ jail for leaking classified military documents about investigations into Australian soldiers for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
Justice David Mossop of the ACT Supreme Court said on Tuesday that McBride’s actions were a “gross breach of trust” of his position in the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
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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
