CANBERRA, ACT, April 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between the AFP and the Office of the Special Investigator
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A former Australian Defence Force member, 47, has been arrested and is expected to be charged with five counts of war crime - murder under a joint investigation between the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) and the AFP.
The man, who was arrested earlier today (7 April, 2026) at Sydney Domestic Airport, is expected to be charged with the following offences under section 268.70(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth):
* The war crime of murder, in that he intentionally caused the death of a person, on or about 12 Ap...