Roberts-Smith reportedly kicked an unarmed Afghan civilian off a cliff and drank out of a prosthetic leg of a man who was gunned down
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 2:06pm, 7 Apr 2026One of Australia’s most-decorated soldiers was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly murdering unarmed prisoners while serving in Afghanistan, police and local media said following a sweeping war crimes investigation.The Australian Federal Police said they arrested a 47-year-old former Australian soldier, who was widely named in local media as Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith.
“The victims were not taking part in hostilities at the time of their alleged murder in Afghanistan,” she told reporters.
The victims were not taking part in hostilities at the time of their alleged murderPolice commissioner Krissy Barrett“It will be alleged the victims were shot by the accused, or shot by subordinate members acting on the orders of the accused.”
