The case against an ex-SAS soldier accused of committing a war crime in Afghanistan has been delayed after thousands of items of fresh evidence were unearthed.
Oliver Jordan Schulz, 42, was arrested in March 2023 after a man complained to the Australian Defence Force that the elite soldier had shot his son in the head.
More than 20,000 items of fresh evidence were brought to the attention of Magistrate Susan Horan when his case was called atA police prosecutor requested that the matter be adjourned until both parties have been able to look through the extensive materials. Any documents or other evidence would need to be organised so that it was not "overwhelming" for the parties to understand, the prosecutor said.
Schulz was released on bail a week after his arrest when a magistrate found he faced a high risk of Taliban attack if he remained behind bars.
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