Webdesk: A former Australian soldier was arrested on Monday. The arrest came under suspicion of murdering a civilian in Afghanistan, as part of a lengthy probe into war crimes.
The arrest comes more than two years after a devastating internal review. A long review concluded that Australian elite special troops unlawfully killed 39 civilians and inmates.
Australian Federal Police stated that they apprehend a 41-year-old veteran. There are charges of War-crimes against him. He may face life in prison if proven guilty.
“He allegedly murdered an Afghan man while serving with the Australian Defense Force in Afghanistan”. Police stated in a statement.
While, The allegations pertain to the 2012 shooting of a man in the southern Afghanistan province of Uruzgan.
Moreover, An enquiry conducted in 2020 uncovered claims of summary executions. Corpse count competitions, and torture by Australian forces and recommended the investigation of 19 individuals.
Australia, which holds its military in high regard and attempted to suppress whistleblower allegations of the alleged malfeasance, experienced a watershed moment as a result of these findings.
The Australian police even investigated the journalists who brought the charges to light.
Australia dispatched more than 26000 australian military personnel to Afghanistan after the terrorist events of September 11, 200. They went to Afghanistan to fight with US and ally forces against the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and other Islamist extremists.
According to the authorities, the arrest was part of an ongoing investigation into alleged war crimes.
Monday is the anticipated date of the man’s court appearance in New South Wales.
