Whistleblower who exposed war crime allegations loses bid to reduce prison time

Australian army whistleblower David William McBride (AP/Rod McGuirk)

Australian army whistleblower David McBride, who leaked allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan to the media, lost a court bid to have his prison sentence reduced on Wednesday.

The Australian Capital Territory Court of Appeal rejected the 61-year-old former army lawyer’s appeal against the severity of a five-year and eight-month prison sentence imposed a year ago.