Ben Roberts-Smith faces five counts of war crime murder after his arrest at Sydney Airport for alleged killings in Afghanistan.The Australian Federal Police claim the former special forces soldier killed or ordered the execution of unarmed detainees between 2009 and 2012.This prosecution follows a 2020 military investigation that detailed the unlawful deaths of thirty-nine non-combatants involving the Special Air Service.If convicted of these charges,
Ben Roberts-Smith would become the second veteran from this conflict to face life imprisonment for such crimes.