Original article by Steve BracksLachlan Leeming
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 9-Apr-26

Ex-SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith will remain in jail until at least 17 April, when his application for bail is scheduled to be heard. Former prime minister John Howard says Roberts-Smith’s war crimes trial will "test to the limits" Australians’ respect for the rule of law and the nation’s defence forces. He adds that some Australians regard Roberts-Smith as the "modern personification of the great ANZAC tradition", given that he is a Victoria Cross recipient. Roberts-Smiths has been accused of murdering five unarmed detainees in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart contends that the money that has been spent on war crimes investigations should have been used to strengthen Australia’s security and protect the nation from terrorism.

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