Australia: War crimes whistleblower sentenced to prison
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05/14/2024May 14, 2024
Former army lawyer David McBride admitted to having shared more than 200 classified military documents — that had to do with alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan — with journalists.
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McBride, 60, was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prisonImage: Mick Tsikas/AAP Image/AP/picture alliance
A court in the Australian capital, Canberra, Tuesday sentenced former army lawyer David McBride to almost six years in prison for leaking classified information to journalists.
The 60-year-old had shared with the media classified information that exposed allegations that Australian special forces had committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
McBride pleaded guilty to three charges, including theft. He was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison.
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McBride, 60, was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prisonImage: Mick Tsikas/AAP Image/AP/picture alliance
