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Defence Minister Peter Dutton overturns decision to strip veterans of military decorations
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has overturned a decision to strip honours from a group of Australian soldiers who served in Afghanistan.
Key points:
- People found guilty of war crimes will still be stripped of their decorations
- Around 3,000 defence personnel received the military honour
- Peter Dutton says the majority of soldiers did the right thing and should not be punished
Last year the Chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), General Angus Campbell, recommended the meritorious unit citation be revoked for the Special Operations Task Group, in the wake of the Inspector-General of the ADF’s Inquiry report into war crimes.
The group served in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2013, and included around 3,000 personnel.
General Campbell…
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