The Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) will continue to examine matters referred to it, despite dropping a key war crimes investigation in Afghanistan. The OSI has come under criticism for only prosecuting one soldier almost four years after its establishment by the Morrison government.
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The OSI has been criticised for only prosecuting one soldier almost four years after it was created by the Morrison government to investigate the Brereton inquiry’s findings that war crimes were allegedly committed by ADF personnel in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016. "The work of the Office of the Special Investigator will continue as matters have now been referred to it. It is an independent prosecuting authority which obviously stands at arm's length from government and must, just as the DPP stands at arm's length from government and the decisions that it makes in terms of what cases it takes forward and what it doesn't are based on its assessments of the likely success at trial.
This neighbour says everyone is shocked by the shootings, describing the suburb as an otherwise safe and quiet area. The impact of the ban will be especially felt in Queensland where the company owns about 90 venues, including the Wickham Hotel and The Boundary Hotel in Brisbane - but it also has many popular drinking holes in Sydney, such as Untied, Cargo Bar, and Bungalow8.
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