simple1 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has lost a historic defamation case against three newspapers that accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65773942 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunHeineken Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 The burden of proof between a civil case and a criminal case is very different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, KhunHeineken said: The burden of proof between a civil case and a criminal case is very different. Correct, but the Civil Courts was the chosen path of Roberts - Smith. He was provided the opportunity not to proceed with a civil case. Remember war crimes were identified by a military inquiry ,the Bereton Report; refer below... https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BriefingBook47p/BreretonReport Edited June 3, 2023 by simple1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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