Australian War Hero Turned Defendant: Victoria Cross Winner Arrested Amid Controversy In a stunning turn of events, Victoria Cross winner and former Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested and charged with serious crimes. The dramatic arrest comes on the heels of a high-profile defamation case that Roberts-Smith lost against two Australian journalists, who had accused him of involvement in the murders of unarmed Afghan men. The journalists, Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters, had published a series of explosive reports alleging that Roberts-Smith was part of a rogue SAS unit that committed atrocities during the war in Afghanistan. Now, with the defamation case behind him, Roberts-Smith is facing the very allegations he had sought to silence. As the full details of the charges against him emerge, the Australian public is left to grapple with the complex and disturbing implications of these new developments.
Arrest comes after Roberts-Smith lost case against reporters who said he was involved in murders of unarmed Afghan men.
