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Taliban Threat to Ex-SAS Soldier in Jail, Court Told

March 27, 2023
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A former SAS soldier charged with a war crime while serving in Afghanistan has sought bail claiming his safety could be at risk from Islamic terrorists while behind bars. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested by the Australian Federal Police last Monday and has spent a week behind bars. He…

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Former Australian Special Forces Soldier Charged With Afghan War Crime

March 20, 2023
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An ex-Australian SAS soldier who served in Afghanistan has been arrested and charged with a war crime. Oliver Schulz was arrested on Monday morning by Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers in regional New South Wales and had his case mentioned in Queanbeyan Local Court on Monday afternoon. The AFP and the Office of the Special…

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Australian War Crime Investigation Still Months Away From Commencing

March 23, 2021
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A newly established office tasked with criminal investigations into the Australian Special Forces’ war crimes in Afghanistan still has no investigators yet on board. The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) will look into the four-year Brereton inquiry findings, which found “credible evidence” that 25 Australian soldiers were complicit in the murder of innocent Afghans. Paul…

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