Former SAS corporal allegedly placed man on his knees and ordered fellow soldier to shoot him, according to statement of facts

Lawyers argued that Ben Roberts-Smith wouldn't be able to defend himself properly from prison.

Former SAS corporal allegedly placed man on his knees and ordered fellow soldier to shoot him, according to statement of facts

Australia's most decorated living soldier was granted bail Friday after being charged with war crimes stemming from his time in Afghanistan.

The Victoria Cross recipient is charged with five murders allegedly committed during the Afghan War.

Ben Roberts-Smith has given his first statement since he was charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week.

The Victoria Cross recipient, once Australia’s most lionised soldier, faces five charges of war crime murder over allegations he killed unarmed civilians during his service with…

Ben Roberts-Smith, freed this week on bail, is charged with five counts of war crimes over the alleged murder of five unarmed Afghan civilians between 2009 and 2012