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Australia’s most decorated living soldier was arrested on Tuesday and will be charged with five counts of war crime murders relating to the killing of unarmed civilians while on deployment in Afghanistan.

The man, whom police identified as a 47-year-old former Australian Defence Force member and media named as Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested at Sydney Airport on Tuesday morning.

He will be charged with five counts of war crimes in connection to the murder of five people in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012, Australian Federal Police (AFP) said. The maximum penalty for each charge is life imprisonment.

Among the accusations reported were that Roberts-Smith had shot dead an unarmed Afghan teenager and kicked a handcuffed man off a cliff before ordering him to be shot dead.

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[–] Casterial@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wonder if we'll ever charge Trump

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hahaha no the Dems already let him off last time.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

cough Bullshit

"By the time it was introduced, 218 of the 222 House Democrats had signed on as cosponsors, assuring its passage.[54] Trump was impeached in a vote on January 13, 2021; ten Republicans, including House Republican Conference chairwoman Liz Cheney, joined all of the Democrats in supporting the article"

"U.S. Senate voted 57-43 to acquit Donald Trump of inciting the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, falling short of the two-thirds majority (67 votes) required for conviction. While all 50 Democrats voted to convict, seven Republicans joined them, making it the most bipartisan impeachment conviction vote in U.S"

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml -2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I already proved you were full of shit. Try harder.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml -2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

How tragic you got called on your lies.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world -1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Keep pretending, fantasy suits you.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml -1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago

Yes, I will cope with my facts and you can cope with your feelings.