Australian soldier loses landmark defamation case

Australia's most-decorated surviving worker Ben Roberts-Smith has mislaid a historical defamation lawsuit against 3 newspapers which accused him of warfare crimes successful Afghanistan.

The Australian newspapers were sued implicit respective articles which besides said helium had bullied peers and punched a pistillate with whom helium was having an affair.

It is the archetypal clip successful past a tribunal has assessed allegations of warfare crimes by Australian forces.

The justice said the lengthy civilian proceedings had proved the execution allegations - denied by Mr Roberts-Smith - were substantially true.

Mr Roberts-Smith has not been charged implicit immoderate of the claims and nary findings person been made against him successful a transgression court. He was not successful tribunal for Thursday's judgement.

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