Ben Roberts-Smith
PERSON · 13 article mentions
Benjamin Roberts-Smith is an Australian former soldier in the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR). He is one of Australia's most highly decorated soldiers, having received the Medal for Gallantry (2006), the Victoria Cross for Australia (2011)—the highest award for gallantry in battle that can be awarded to a member of the Australian Defence Force (ADF)—and a Commendation for Distinguished Service (2012). He was widely considered a national hero, but his reputation deteriorated following a 2023 Federal Court ruling in which a judge found that there was enough evidence, according to the standard required in Australian defamation law, to establish that he had murdered four unarmed Afghans and broken the rules of military engagement.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Roberts-Smith
Wikidata: Q4886369
Recent mentions
- Indigenous speakers booed at Anzac Day services as Ben Roberts-Smith attends Gold Coast event
- Ben Roberts-Smith to attend first Anzac Day service since war crime charges
- Ben Roberts-Smith planned to leave Australia and researched buying wellness business in Spain, court documents show
- Ben Roberts-Smith’s comrades say he ordered them to execute unarmed civilians, court documents show
- Ben Roberts-Smith on ‘cusp’ of moving overseas when he was arrested, court told in bail hearing
- Australian War Memorial amends Ben Roberts-Smith display after former soldier charged with war crimes
- Ben Roberts-Smith entitled to presumption of innocence but ‘none of us are above the law’, Andrew Hastie says
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- Billionaire Gina Rinehart says ‘I don’t understand’ arrest of Ben Robert-Smith over alleged war crimes
- Ben Roberts-Smith to remain in jail after bail hearing over war crimes charges