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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The trial of an Australian military lawyer who leaked secret information about alleged war crimes to journalists has begun in Canberra.

He faces five charges of unlawfully stealing and disclosing classified information about alleged misconduct by special forces troops.

A large crowd of his supporters gathered outside the ACT Supreme Court before the hearing, urging the federal government to drop the prosecution.

She argued that military personnel like Mr McBride had no protection for disclosing secret information without authorisation, even if they believed "that doing so advances the public interest".

Mr McBride's barrister Stephen Odgers said many authorities, including the High Court, had distinguished between duties that attract a disciplinary response and a criminal penalty.

The barrister said Mr McBride's understanding of duty was based on the oath of allegiance he made upon enlisting in the ADF, when he swore to serve Queen Elizabeth II.


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