Australia’s most decorated soldier-turned-war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has been spotted in attendance at Anzac Day commemorations in Perth.
The disgraced veteran was seen at Western Australia’s chief dawn service at Kings Park on Thursday morning and later at the parade in the CBD, accompanied by his partner Sarah Matulin.
Ben Roberts-Smith attending Dawn Service at Kings Park, Perth with his girlfriend Sarah Matulin. Picture: 9NewsIn June, the federal court found Roberts-Smith – on the balance of probabilities – was involved or complicit in the murder of four unarmed Afghan civilians during his Special Air Service Regiment posting, including the killing of a defenceless man who was kicked off a cliff and then shot under the corporal’s command in 2012.
The Victoria Cross recipient continues to hold his military medals as the government is unable to strip them based on the outcome of a civil defamation trial in which the burden of proof is significantly lower than in a criminal trial.
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