Media releases and statements

Media releases and statements

Former Australian soldier charged with war crime

20 March 2023
A joint investigation between the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) and the AFP has today resulted in a New South Wales man being charged with one count of War Crime—Murder under subsection 268.70(1) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth).

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