Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: ‘inconsistency’ in evidence of Afghan civilians, court told

Ex-SAS corporal has appealed a defamation trial decision in favour of Nine and the Canberra Times over 2018 reports on war crimes

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Evidence from Afghan civilians present during the alleged unlawful killing of a prisoner is riddled with inconsistency, a court has heard.

The war veteran’s barrister Bret Walker SC has told the court of what he says are a wide range of problems with evidence purporting to show Roberts-Smith kicked handcuffed prisoner Ali Jan off a small cliff before ordering his execution.

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