mcbride

Question 1

mcbride

Answer 1

-former military lawyer
-tried to address concerns with the ADF=stole 235 documents with 207 being labelled secret=shared with journalists= believed it was his duty however also proved that officers in Afghanistan had been wrongly accused
-crime of theft of Cth property+ sharing press= charged by federal police –> five years and eight month in jail
-documents included that their was unlawful killing of men and children+ warrior culture in ADF

Question 2

brereton report

Answer 2

-found credible info that war crimes were committed by ADF= 23 incidents where non combatants were unlawfully killed= 39 indivs killed
-showcase that their has been crimes committed however when released into media= allows for transparency and getting punished for it

Question 3

significance

Answer 3

-ADF turned up to ABC w search warrant
= didn’t find anything= x in pub interest to charge him
-putting behind bars for “telling the truth”