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Ben Roberts-Smith denies allegations by Channel Nine, says no evidence to support claims
Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith says allegations made against him by Channel Nine are “baseless”.
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In a report, Channel Nine alleged Mr Roberts-Smith did not hand over purportedly compromising material to war crime investigators
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He says Channel Nine did not put the allegations to him and has denied them
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The former special forces soldier is suing Nine newspapers over a series of 2018 stories alleging he committed war crimes in Afghanistan
Nine, through its program 60 Minutes, alleged that Mr Roberts-Smith buried USB drives containing purportedly compromising material in his backyard, rather than providing them to police and military investigators.
Mr Roberts-Smith is suing Nine newspapers over a series of 2018 stories…
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