Ben Roberts-Smith, found by an Australian civil court to have played a part in the murder of four Afghans while serving in Afghanistan, said he was devastated by what he called an ‘incorrect’ judgement and he would not apologize for his actions
"We haven't done anything wrong so we won't be making any apologies," he added.The civil court defamation finding required a lower threshold of proof than a criminal court would. Roberts-Smith, 44, whose portrait hangs in the Australian War Memorial, has not been charged with any crimes.
Still, the judgment was embraced by the defendants and representatives of the media and defence industries as a win for public interest journalism and transparency in relation to Australia's military conduct abroad. Roberts-Smith was not in court for the judgment, which followed 110 days of hearings spread over a year, and was photographed by media in Bali, Indonesia, at the time. He was more recently photographed in New Zealand, where he caught a flight to Australia.
"We will look at it and consider whether or not we need to file an appeal," Roberts-Smith said in the brief airport interview. "We'll just have to work through it and I'll take the advice as it comes."
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