Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier to be charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan

Roberts-Smith previously failed in his attempt to sue three newspapers which published allegations he murdered unarmed civilians and bullied comrades

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Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been arrested at Sydney airport in relation to alleged war crimes.

The Australian federal police and the Office of the Special Investigator announced details of the investigation in Sydney on Tuesday.