Defence Force chief Angus Campbell attempted to hand back the medal he was awarded for his command of troops in Afghanistan after a damning report into war crimes committed by Australian soldiers was published.
handed out during the conflict. The report found most of the alleged unlawful killings occurred in 2012 and 2013, after Campbell’s time in charge.
The sources did not say why Campbell had offered to surrender his medal, but the move is significant as he has faced intense public questioning after writing to a number of other officers asking them to explain why they should not have theirs stripped., how many letters were sent out other than it was only a small number of people who held command appointments.
Lambie has previously called for Campbell to resign over the handling of commendations and questioned why he had not been stripped of medals.Campbell should consider handing back his medal. He has been accused by some of applying standards to others while absolving himself. Sources with knowledge of the situation but not authorised to speak publicly say two of Roberts-Smith’s former commanding officers, then ranked as lieutenants colonel, have received notices to return their medals, as have two of his line commanders, who were then of the rank of major. One senior officer is also on the hit list, the sources say.Campbell is not the only senior officer to offer to surrender his medal.
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