00:00Good afternoon. A former Australian Defence Force member has today been arrested and will be charged
00:06with five counts of war crime murder after a joint investigation between the Office of the Special
00:12Investigator and the AFP. The former soldier was arrested at Sydney's domestic airport this morning
00:19and is expected to face a New South Wales court later today. It will be alleged the man was a
00:27member of the ADF when he was involved in the death of Afghan nationals between 2009 and 2012
00:33in circumstances that constitute war crimes under the Commonwealth Criminal Code. The offence of war
00:41crime murder carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. It will be alleged the victims
00:48were not taking part in hostilities at the time of their alleged murder in Afghanistan. It will be
00:55alleged the victims were detained, unarmed and were under the control of ADF members when they
01:02were killed. It will be alleged the victims were shot by the accused or shot by subordinate members
01:09of the ADF in the presence of and acting on the orders of the accused. The alleged conduct related
01:18to these charges is confined to a very small section of our trusted and respected ADF which helps keep
01:26this country safe. The overwhelming majority of our ADF do our country proud. Today's charges are not
01:35reflective of the majority members who serve under our Australian flag with honour, with distinction and
01:43with the values of a democratic nation.
01:47Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith.
01:53Very nice to see you again.
01:57I actually, I didn't realize you were going to be here.
02:23I didn't realize you were going to be here.
02:44You
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