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
Editor's note: Images of the arrest and the press conference is available via Hightail.
A former Australian Defence Force member, 47, has been charged under a joint investigation between the AFP and the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI).
The man, who was arrested earlier today (Tuesday, 7 April, 2026) at Sydney Domestic Airport, has been charged with five counts of war crime - murder under section 268.70(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth). The maximum penalty for this offence is life imprisonment.
The man has been refused police bail to appear in NSW Bail Divi...