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I don't know why you are sitting on the fence, the allegations have not been tested in a criminal court of law.
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Exactly and if and when they are I might get off my fence. But, despite your views this defamation judgement certainly raises doubts about BR-S's credibility and the possibility of a successful criminal prosecution.
As this article says:
https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/arti...d-of-the-story
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The judgement in this case ought to have minimal impact on Australian forces who are deployed overseas, as following the rules of war is assumed to be part of any mission they undertake. If the case does come as a wake-up call to some, then the ADF will have to further assess its training on the laws of war, its leadership, and its culture.
The Roberts-Smith case, the finding against him and the graphic detail in the publicly available evidence made headlines around the world. If public faith in the ADF is to be restored, together with its international reputation, there must now be an exhaustive process of investigation and prosecution of any war crimes committed in Afghanistan.
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