Ben Roberts-Smith

The man, who can only be identified as Person X, gave evidence in Mr Roberts-Smith's defamation trial and w...

It's alleged he resisted those orders and pushed one of the officers. The former SAS soldier is now facing two charges, including causing harm to a Commonwealth official. He was released on a $10,000 bond and is now free to return home overseas as long as he returns to Australia for any hearing of the case.

The former soldier, identified as Person X, has been arrested for obstructing or resisting, and causing harm to a Commonwealth officer.

The former elite soldier, who previously gave evidence in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial, has appeared in court charged with obstructing and ...

A former elite soldier who gave evidence in war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation trial has been charged with obstructing and harming war crimes investigators. A magistrate ordered that he be referred to as Person X to protect the integrity of the Federal Court proceedings, the safety of the defendant and national security interests. Former SAS soldier who gave evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith trial charged with obstructing and causing harm to war crimes investigatorsBy

A former elite soldier tells a Sydney court he wore a Ku Klux Klan costume to a fancy dress party at an unofficial soldier bar in Afghanistan "just for a ...

He repeatedly told the judge he came to court to tell the truth and rejected suggestions he was an "utterly partisan witness". "Just a parody ... just for a laugh," the witness replied. - A witness for Ben Roberts-Smith told the court he wore the KKK outfit as a joke to a party

Hours after he finished giving evidence, a former SAS soldier was charged with harming and resisting a Commonwealth official.

The other three are alleged to have occurred a year later at a compound known as Whiskey 591. He has been charged with obstructing/hindering/intimidating/resisting a Commonwealth official and causing harm to a law officer. He will be permitted to return to his home overseas until he is next required in court.

One of the witnesses in Ben Roberts-Smith's war crimes defamation trial has been arrested and charged over the alleged assault of a police officer.

The Guardian understands the charges relate to the alleged assault of a police officer, after the AFP attended Person X’s hotel room on Tuesday night to execute a search warrant. One of the witnesses in Ben Roberts-Smith’s war crimes defamation trial has been arrested and charged over the alleged assault of a police officer. The former soldier, whose identity has been suppressed, faces two charges: obstruct, hinder, intimidate, or resist a commonwealth official; and cause harm to a commonwealth judicial or law officer.

A second former Special Air Service soldier has backed war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith in his Federal Court defamation case, supporting his denial that he was ...

Roberts-Smith has previously told the court that no men were found in the tunnel. He said two Afghan men killed on that mission, including one shot by him, were enemy combatants located outside the compound who were killed lawfully in battle. He said he found weapons in the tunnel. Roberts-Smith, who denies giving any such direction to an Afghan soldier, says Person 12 was not on the mission in question. He said Roberts-Smith volunteered to clear the tunnel and he laughed at him because he “wasn’t going to fit”. Person 5 has previously told the court that no men were found in the tunnel and he did not give that order.

A second former Special Air Service soldier has backed war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith in his Federal Court defamation case, supporting his denial that he was ...

Roberts-Smith has previously told the court that no men were found in the tunnel. He said two Afghan men killed on that mission, including one shot by him, were enemy combatants located outside the compound who were killed lawfully in battle. He said he found weapons in the tunnel. Roberts-Smith, who denies giving any such direction to an Afghan soldier, says Person 12 was not on the mission in question. He said Roberts-Smith volunteered to clear the tunnel and he laughed at him because he “wasn’t going to fit”. Person 5 has previously told the court that no men were found in the tunnel and he did not give that order.

An ex-SAS soldier and witness in war hero Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation trial has been charged over an altercation with AFP officers in Sydney.

The soldiers on the mission all agree that an Afghan with a prosthetic leg was killed and the leg was subsequently used as a drinking vessel. His second-in-command, Mr Roberts-Smith was allegedly left to facilitate this direction and is accused of executing the other prisoner with a prosthetic leg. Nine newspapers allege during this mission Mr Roberts-Smith shot an Afghan national who was found hiding inside a tunnel and watched on as a 'rookie' soldier shot another under the order of his patrol commander. Mr Roberts-Smith is suing The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times over a series of published articles he claims defamed him. A former SAS soldier and pivotal witness in the defamation trial of decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested and charged with attacking a police officer. Key SAS witness for Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation 'trial of the century' is ARRESTED and charged with attacking a police officer

An SAS witness for Ben Roberts-Smith has told a court he won best costume when he dressed as a Ku Klux Klansman, triumphing over another soldier in ...

No I do not.” “Society is not crumbling, Mr Owens, it’s not going to crumble. Person 35 told the court he was not at the home where Nine claims Mr Roberts-Smith kicked a man off a cliff, but he was on that mission. “It was just a parody… The post, also liked by Person 35, suggested the killed Afghan was a Taliban and paedophile, the court heard. Person 35 said he was not - and in fact he won best dressed at the party.

Ben Roberts-Smith's friend and SAS soldier won a fancy dress competition for wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit...

Former SAS soldier tells court he liked posts as 'a bit of dark humour' and it 'shouldn't be taken seriously'

Instead, he told the court: “I won the fancy dress competition that night. “That’s a joke,” Person 35 said. No, I was not there.” Person 35 denied he was talking about Owens specifically. Roberts-Smith has denied the allegation, saying that a man killed on the mission was an enemy “spotter” legitimately killed in accordance with the rules of engagement. “When society crumbles, it will be thanks to him and people like him thinking we all live on fucking Sesame Street and everyone adhering to their putrid way of thinking.