Australia strips medals from commanders over war crime allegations

Australia strips medals from commanders over war crime allegations
Australia’s deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles speaks at Parliament House in Canberr (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image/AP)

Several serving and former Australian military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan war, defence minister Richard Marles confirmed on Thursday.

Holding commanders to account for alleged misconduct of Australian special forces between 2005 and 2016 was recommended by major general Paul Brereton in his war crime investigation.

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