General
Court rules Afghan witnesses can give evidence remotely in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko says he will allow four Afghan villagers and a person with the Australian Defence Force to give evidence remotely from overseas in the defamation case of a Special Air Service Regimen (SAS) veteran.
Ben Roberts-Smith is suing The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times over a series of articles which he said wrongly suggest he disgraced the Australian Army while serving overseas.
The villagers from Darwan are expected to give evidence about the alleged murder of a man in 2012.
In Mr Roberts-Smith’s statement of claim, the former SAS soldier said the articles were defamatory because they portrayed him as someone who “broke the moral and legal rules of military engagement”.
The articles…
-
Noosa News17 hours agoYoung voices shape Sunshine Coast’s future
-
Business16 hours ago2 Low Cost Active ASX ETFs to consider
-
Noosa News14 hours agoSudden death investigation, Maroochydore – Sunshine Coast
-
General21 hours agoUS stocks sink further as Donald Trump urges Americans to be ‘courageous and patient’