Details of Ben Roberts-Smith arrest revealed by AFP commissioner (opens in new tab)

Australian federal police commissioner, Krissy Barrett, says a former soldier was arrested at Sydney’s domestic airport on Tuesday morning, and will face court in New South Wales later on Tuesday. She says, ‘It will be alleged the man was a member of the ADF when he was involved in the death of Afghan nationals between 2009 and 2012 in circumstances that constitute war crimes’ Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier to be charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan Contin...