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Oliver Schulz arrives at the Downing Centre in Sydney on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Picture: Nikki Short

Ex-soldier in Schulz evidence

A former SAS soldier, who was ducked down in tall grass metres behind Oliver Schulz as he allegedly committed a war crime, was unable to say if anyone answered numerous calls asking whether Mr Schulz should shoot a local Afghan man.

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Oliver Schulz departs the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

Court draws blank on alleged SAS killing

A military veteran deployed to Afghanistan has been quizzed about his recollection of the day the crown alleges former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz unlawfully killed a local farmer, including whether he saw, or heard of, anyone planting objects on his body.

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