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Australian ex-soldier Roberts-Smith granted bail in Afghan war crimes case

Roberts-Smith granted bail in Afghan war crimes case Former Australian special forces soldier Ben

Australia's most decorated living soldier granted bail over war crime charges

granted bail over war crime charges Australia's most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been

Ben Roberts-Smith’s comrades say he ordered them to execute unarmed civilians, court documents show

Roberts-Smith [was granted bail](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/17/ben-roberts-smith-brs-bail-decision-war-crimes-trial-ntwnfb) under strict conditions on Friday ahead of what

Ben Roberts-Smith planned to leave Australia and researched buying wellness business in Spain, court documents show

Roberts-Smith was ultimately [granted bail last week under strict conditions](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/17/ben-roberts-smith-brs-bail-decision-war-crimes-trial-ntwnfb), a move

The murder allegations against decorated Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith

Granting Roberts-Smith strict, conditional bail on Friday, Judge Greg Grogin said it would be "not weeks

Australia's most-decorated soldier vows to 'fight' war crime charges

granted bail. The criminal case against Roberts-Smith follows a 2023 civil defamation case, in which

Ben Roberts-Smith on ‘cusp’ of moving overseas when he was arrested, court told in bail hearing

Roberts-Smith possessed “a willingness and a capacity … to subvert court processes” in order to conceal evidence, including the use of burner phones, intimidating witnesses, and collusion. “It is difficult to see how bail conditions

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Roberts-Smith, a [Victoria](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/victoria) Cross recipient, faces five charges of war crime murder over allegations he killed unarmed civilians during his service with the Australian SAS in Afghanistan. The former SAS corporal