Move criticised as inadequate, with Australian Centre for International Justice saying it minimised gravity of allegations
has installed a new 84-word plaque next to a Ben Roberts-Smith display to acknowledge he was found to be “involved and complicit in unlawful killings in Afghanistan” but “has not been charged” and is appealing.in the immediate aftermath of the federal court’s judgment in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case to either remove or significantly change exhibits honouring the Victoria Cross recipient.
In the days after the ruling, the memorial’s council approved a 121-word temporary text plate acknowledging the “gravity” of the federal court’s ruling, describing it as “one step in a longer process”. The plaque said the memorial was still considering how best to contextualise the displays. “Accounts of alleged misconduct by a small number of Australian Special Forces soldiers in Afghanistan began appearing in the media from late 2016,” the new plaque reads.
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