Former Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

Roberts-Smith previously failed in his attempt to sue three newspapers which published allegations he committed war crimes

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Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been arrested at Sydney airport in relation to alleged war crimes.

Roberts-Smith was due to face court in Sydney on Tuesday. The Victoria Cross recipient has previously been accused in a defamation suit of murdering unarmed civilians while serving in the Australian SAS in Afghanistan.