A former elite soldier tells a Sydney court how he found a cache of weapons but no insurgents inside a tunnel at an Afghan compound that has become central to war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case.
A former elite soldier has told a Sydney court how he found a cache of weapons but no insurgents inside a tunnel at an Afghan compound that has become central to war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case.
Previous witnesses called by Nine's defence lawyers have claimed two unarmed Afghan men emerged from the tunnel after it was detected by the Australian patrol.In court documents, Nine alleges one of the men was executed by a soldier codenamed Person 4 at the direction of his superior, Person 5, while the second man was killed by Mr Roberts-Smith with a machine gun outside the compound.
"Did you locate or observe any individuals in the tunnel?" Mr Roberts-Smith's barrister Arthur Moses SC asked.A photograph of weapons and ammunition allegedly found inside the tunnel. Person 35 told the court he returned to the surface after approximately one minute and then began "ferrying" the items to his team.
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