Allegations of war crimes committed by Australian soldiers, including Australia’s most decorated former soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, in Afghanistan are now the subject of a Federal Police investigation.
This follows an inquiry led by NSW Supreme Court Judge Paul Brereton, assisting the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to investigate the actions of Special Forces soldiers during the 12-year conflict.
It is unclear whether the Inspector-General or the Defence Force itself referred the war crimes allegations to the AFP, and the AFP have declined to comment at this time.