Australian war hero found complicit in Afghan murders says devastated by ruling, but will not apologise

while serving in Afghanistan, said he was devastated by what he called an “incorrect” judgement, and he would not apologise for his actions.

In his first public comments since the court ruling, former Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith, holder of the Victoria Cross and other top military honours, said he remained proud of his actions in Afghanistan, where he served in the Special Air Service on six tours from 2006 to 2012. An Australian federal court judge on June 1 dismissed Cpl Roberts-Smith’s defamation case against three newspapers for articles accusing him of violating the rules of engagement and killing unarmed Afghans.“I’m devastated with the result. It’s a terrible outcome, and it’s the incorrect outcome,” Cpl Roberts-Smith, who served in Australia’s Special Air Service Regiment, told television network Nine Entertainment at Perth Airport baggage claim late on Wednesday.

Still, the judgement was embraced by the defendants and representatives of the media and defence industries as a win for public interest journalism and transparency in relation to Australia’s military conduct abroad. Cpl Roberts-Smith was not in court for the judgement, which followed 110 days of hearings spread over a year, and was photographed by media in Bali, Indonesia, at the time.“We will look at it and consider whether or not we need to file an appeal,” Roberts-Smith said in the brief airport interview. “We’ll just have to work through it, and I’ll take the advice as it comes.” REUTERS

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