Parties to the high-profile court case are in no mood to back down,despite the judge’s advice to settle.
The former SAS corporal has agreed to pay security for Nine newspapers’ legal costs ahead of his defamation appeal.
Supporters of the disgraced SAS soldier have directed death threats at Nick McKenzie since a judge ruled in the journalist’s favour over alleged war crimes.
The two men smile into the camera for a selfie. An account bearing Rolfe’s name notes:“Just a couple cops/murderers and war criminals Havin a lovely afternoon in the sun”.
There are numerous active investigations into alleged criminal offences by members of the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan.
Facilities at one of the nation’s most secretive and important military stations need to be upgraded urgently,a bipartisan parliamentary committee has warned.
The war veteran opposes investigators accessing parts of the sensitive court file in his failed defamation case,the Federal Court has heard.
The former soldier brought a lawsuit despite knowing the war crimes allegations were true,according to the media outlets that now want him to pay their costs.
The Australian Federal Police and the Office of the Special Investigator want access to restricted documents from Ben Roberts-Smith’s multimillion-dollar case.
The former soldier’s appeal against his defamation loss will be heard in February,and each judge will be given a safe and separate computer to protect national security.
Ben Roberts-Smith’s key supporters at Seven West Media are seeking to overturn a court order forcing them to reveal their communications with the former soldier’s lawyers.