Published: June 30, 2021
Former soldier told court he was aware he had classified commonwealth material but ‘didn’t think it was a criminal offence’
The Australian federal police has refused to confirm whether it is investigating admissions made by Ben Roberts-Smith in court during his defamation trial that he held classified and secret material – including footage of a raid on an Afghanistan compound during which he is accused of murdering a man with a prosthetic leg – in an apparent breach of national security laws.
Under cross-examination last week during his defamation trial, Roberts-Smith conceded he knowingly kept classified and secret material on a series of USBs at his Queensland home without authorisation.
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