Posted on 04/16/2026 7:20:49 PM PDT by naturalman1975
Ben Roberts-Smith has been granted bail pending his war crime trial, despite claims by the prosecution that the former soldier had been “on the cusp of moving overseas” and that he might try to interfere with witnesses.
The decision by Judge Greg Grogin at a bail hearing in Sydney on Friday means Mr Roberts-Smith is likely to be freed from Silverwater Correctional Complex later this afternoon.
Judge Greg Grogin said the court needed to be satisfied before bail could be granted, that there were exceptional circumstances which exist to justify bail.
“There is a presumption of innocence in, in place for every person who appears before the court,” he said. “Bail is not punitive in nature.”
There would be a large amount of national security information to be assessed, Judge Grogin said, with material kept in secure facilities.
That could severely restrict access to material against Mr Roberts-Smith, which could severely restrict access to legal visits by his team and interfere with his right to access the evidence.
“The reality of the situation is that this matter, I find, will take years to get before the court,” Judge Grogin said.
“The fact that Mr Roberts-Smith would surely spend not weeks or months, but years and possible years and years in custody before a trial is reached. I find that exceptional circumstances have been found.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.com.au ...
The man should be enjoying free drinks for life.
But the liberals want to make him an example of what they hate.
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This just makes me angry every time I see it. But you are right, this is a start.
Thank you for the update.
Good news.
Another “Scapegoat for the Empire”, like Breaker Morant.
Trump and Rubio should put full U.S. sanctions on the prosecutors.
Land a C17 full of Seals in Perth, airlift him to Texas. Good luck retrieving him. Heck, I’d hid him from the commie Aussies.
One of the main functions of units like SAS, Delta is VIP protection of asshøle politicians and flag officer douchebags.
First these politicians and prosecutors try to appropriate the valor of their militaries in the Mideast wars (to prove they have real militaries who sacrificed)
Then, this is how they repay the guys who actually did it. And those faggôts still expect their SAS minders to jump on a grenade to protect them in a terrorist attack.
(Britian is now doing the same thing with their SAS. And even going back 50 years to N Ireland)
With a few exceptions, the current crop of Western politicians all deserve Regime Change and “The Great Day of the Rope” !
If true, this is the most significant corruption scandal in Australian history ..
Afghan villagers are PAID to testify against war hero Ben Roberts-Smith..
The villagers are then coached ...
https://x.com/Lisa9Sophia/status/2044947559949689021
Senator Gerard Rennick =
Australian special forces soldier reveals that a major Australian news network paid Afghan villagers to testify against Ben Roberts-Smith
Witnesses say that these villagers were coached and ultimately given asylum status in Australia
https://x.com/S_GerardRennick/status/2044908401197490317
THe weaponization of Australian Justice by whacko socialists.
YOu can see whichi states in AUstralia are the most radical.
This is an attempt by desperate Muslim supporting leftists to re establish the national surrender to Islam , now interupted by new national laws against Islamic public prayer etc., ever since the beach shooting massacre of Jews by a father and son Shia team.
This is treason.Plain and simple, a violation of prosecutorial discretion, and remedied by a law suit of malicious prosecution against the persons involved.They need to be sued for both ordinary and punitive damages.
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