Ben Roberts-Smith has ruled out apologising to the families affected by his actions in Afghanistan.
, adding that he was “100 per cent” proud of his behaviour while serving in the Defence Force.
“It was a terrible result and obviously the incorrect result. We will look at it and consider whether or not we need to file an appeal,” Roberts-Smith said upon arrival in Perth. As Roberts-Smith walked to pick up his bags, he was approached by members of the public who asked if they could shake his hand.
Roberts-Smith had been spotted in Wanaka in recent days. A witness who testified in support of the former Seven Network executive in the defamation trial owns a property near the town. Known as Person 35 in the trial, the former soldier’s identity was suppressed by the court. The taskforce comprises detectives from the specialist war crimes agency, the Office of the Special Investigator and a new team of federal police investigators not connected to the abandoned AFP probe.
Liberal MP Andrew Hastie spoke publicly for the first time since the defamation trial on Wednesday, expressing relief the verdict went against Roberts-Smith.the men who spoke out had rescued the regiment.
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