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Judge Greg Grogin
Coverage of Judge Greg Grogin in the Nexus archive.
- Australia’s most decorated veteran granted bail on war crimes charges related to Afghan deaths
Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated veteran, was granted bail after being charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan. Prosecutors argued he might flee or interfere with evidence, but the court found exceptional circumstances justified his release. The charges follow a 2020 report revealing unlawful killings by SAS troops and a 2023 civil court ruling that found allegations credible.
- Ben Roberts-Smith on ‘cusp’ of moving overseas when he was arrested, court told in bail hearing
Ben Roberts-Smith, a former SAS soldier, was arrested at Sydney airport while planning to move overseas without informing authorities. He faces five counts of war crime murder and appeared in court for a bail hearing.