A former elite soldier codenamed Person 11, called as a witness by Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation case, rejects allegations the war veteran kicked an unarmed Afghan man over a cliff during a mission in 2012.
Person 11 told the court he saw the man carrying a radio, leading him to believe he was a Taliban "spotter" attempting to report on the Australian soldiers' movements.
Mr Roberts-Smith's barrister, Arthur Moses SC, put it to him that the newspapers allege the man suffered injuries as his head hit a rock on the way down the cliff, after being kicked.Person 11's evidence contradicts the account of a previous soldier witness for publisher Nine Entertainment, codenamed Person 4.
Person 4 told the court he saw a handcuffed man being held by Person 11 with his back towards a slope before he was kicked and "catapulted" backwards by Mr Roberts-Smith.
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