A witness called by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith tells the Federal Court he was interviewed by an inquiry into the actions of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, describing it as 'an interrogation'.
The court heard after Person 5 moved to the United States in 2018, he emailed Mr Roberts-Smith a document complaining about his treatment at the IGADF inquiry, referring to it as an "interrogation"."I was without legal representation in Australia, I'd moved to a different country," he said.The witness initially objected to answering questions about the document based on possible self-incrimination.
Person 5 said "the majority" of the document's contents were "in the media anyway", including allegations that a rookie soldier had been "blooded" by executing an unarmed Afghan man. Mr Roberts-Smith's barristers have previously suggested his Victoria Cross was "a target" on his back. "The military was in a bit of a spin about it because they'd just announced they were awarding this guy the Victoria Cross," Person 5 said.
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