Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith lodged an appeal against an Australian civil court defamation ruling that found he played a part in the murder of four Afghans while serving in Afghanistan, court records showed
Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith, who won Australia's highest military honour the Victoria Cross for his actions in Afghanistan, had sued three Nine Entertainment
newspapers and their journalists over articles that accused him of killing unarmed Afghan civilians outside the rules of war.Roberts-Smith filed an appeal on July 11, the court said in a website post, without providing any further details.Nine's managing director of publishing, James Chessell, said the company would oppose the appeal.
"We believe the Federal Court's judgment is comprehensive and categorical," Chessell said in a statement.Roberts-Smith, who was not in court for the June 1 judgment, was quoted as saying on June 15 that he stood by his actions while serving in the military and disagreed with the outcome of his lawsuit.
"It's a terrible outcome and it's the incorrect outcome," he was quoted telling Nine's television arm.Reporting by Byron Kaye; editing by Robert Birsel
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