Roberts-Smith punched SAS soldier in jaw and ordered mock execution, court told

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A former elite soldier has told the Federal Court that Ben Roberts-Smith told him to “shoot” a soldier posing as a detainee during a training exercise and punched him in the jaw after a subsequent mission in Afghanistan. benrobertssmith

Mr Roberts-Smith alleges a series of articles published in 2018 portray him as a war criminal who bullied Australian soldiers and was involved in unlawful killings of Afghan detainees.The media outlets are seeking to rely on a defence of truth and allege Mr Roberts-Smith committed or was involved in six murders of Afghans under the control of Australian troops, when they cannot be killed under the rules of engagement.

He said he stopped shooting when Mr Roberts-Smith yelled: “Ceasefire, ceasefire, ceasefire.” Shortly after he stopped firing, another SAS patrol set off blue smoke to indicate their position and “a woman and child emerged ... and the woman was holding a bird cage”, Person 10 said. “It rattled me, I did not expect to be punched. After that I can’t recall what he said but he was shouting at me,” Person 10 said. He said Mr Roberts-Smith went on to say that “nothing leaves this room”.

Person 10 told the court that Mr Roberts-Smith urged him not to tell the truth in his statement about the incident in Afghanistan because “he said I could go to The Hague [the International Criminal Court] if I put that I was firing at a woman and child”. Person 10 said he raised the allegation in his exit interview but, as far as he was aware, it wasn’t pursued.

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At this point strip the VC from him.

This is going beautifully for BRS.

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