Former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who has always denied wrongdoing, did not immediately apply for bail on WednesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Roberts-Smith will remain in jail after his legal representatives declined to apply for bail on Wednesday, a day after Australia’s most decorated soldier was charged with war crimes.The former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient was expected to make his first court appearance on Wednesday after being charged with five counts of war crime – murder in relation to alleged offences in Afghanistan between April 2009 and October 2012. Continue reading...
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Ben Roberts-Smith to remain in jail after bail hearing over war crimes charges
The Guardian World
April 08, 2026
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Former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who has always denied wrongdoing, did not immediately apply for bail on Wednesday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Ben Roberts-Smith will remain in jail after his legal representatives declined to apply for bail on Wednesday, a day after Australia’s most decorated soldier was charged with war crimes. The former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient was expected to make his first court appearance on Wednesday after being charged with five counts of war crime – murder in relation to alleged offences in Afghanistan between April 2009 and October 2012. Continue reading...
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Former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who has always denied wrongdoing, did not immediately apply for bail on Wednesday
Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Ben Roberts-Smith will remain in jail after his legal representatives declined to apply for bail on Wednesday, a day after Australia’s most decorated soldier was charged with war crimes.
The former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient was expected to make his first court appearance on Wednesday after being charged with five counts of war crime – murder in relation to alleged offences in Afghanistan between April 2009 and October 2012.
Continue reading...
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