david mcbride pleaded guilty to three counts of stealing and sharing secret military information witheak out after internal complaints he raised were ignored. following publication by the public broadcaster abc, there was an inquiry that found evidence australian forces had unlawfully killed 39 afghans. police raided abc to seize the material — a move that sparked controversy over media freedom. david mcbride pleaded guilty to three charges, including theft and the sharing of classified documents to the press. now, he said he had a moral duty to speak out after trying to complain internally but those complaints being ignored. so he took a huge wad of documents to the australian broadcasting corporation and that formed the basis of a series of reports known as the afghan files, and in that there were allegations of war crimes. a subsequent inquiry found that australian forces had killed 39 afghans during the war. now, the police raided the abc and that sparked huge controversy over media freedom here in australia. now, handing down the sentence, the judge said that he disagreed with mc

david mcbride, the former australian lawyer who revealed the crimes committed by his country's soldiers in afghanistan, was sentenced to 6 years in prison. a court in australia said that the documents he disclosed have endangered the national security of this country. mcbride several times in... the documents he disclosed from the australian ministry of defense are about the crimes committed by the australian forces in 2013 in a mountainous area in uruzgan province in southern afghanistan. i am not going to give all the details . i witnessed the massacre in rwanda. but what in 2013, i saw it on behalf of the australian forces in afghanistan. any australian will be ashamed when he hears. australia is one of the few countries that has released images of its military crimes in afghanistan. in just one case, based on documented research, 25 australian soldiers killed at least 39 afghan farmers and prisoners in the south of this country between 2005 and 2016. d years ago command. there were afghans who were not considered a threat. australian soldiers in afghanistan are accused of various cr

david mcbride served in afghanistan in 2011 and thirteen.c syndrome, because of this he was allowed to bring his dog to court for emotional support. but you will have to part with the mongrel, and post-traumatic syndrome is unlikely to go away. mcbride was sentenced to 5 years and eight months in prison . my goal was not to avoid prison, but to bring about change in australia, and my imprisonment may be a necessary step in achieving this goal. but there is nothing good for australia in this imprisonment. the guardian writes: is it really good for australia to jail a whistleblower who reported war crimes in afghanistan? former military lawyer, collected evidence of crimes of australian special forces against the civilian population of afghanistan. he knew of ten murders of unarmed men and children. the military, be it british or australian, is traditionally shielded by the leadership. claiming that the afghans, after being detained, took out weapons from under the covers and posed a threat to the bearers of democratic values. it is impossible

classified information, that exposed allegations of australian war crimes in afghanistan. 60 year old david mcbride was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prison after pleading guilty to the 5th and sharing documents classified a secret with members of the press. he had faced a potential life sentence. mcbride's lawyer said that he planned to file an appeal against the severity of the sentence. at donald trump's former lawyer, michael cohen has taken a stand at his criminal trial. in new york, prosecutors accused the former us president of concealing a reimbursement, made to co and as a business expense co and testified about the hush. many payments made to an adult film store to hide an affair in the run up to the 2016 presidential election. trump has pleaded not guilty to any common and demolition crews have removed the heaviest remaining section of the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. the control explosion is part of the clean up operation to restore full capacity to the waterway. the bridge collapsed in march. when a container ship lost power and rammed it, killing 6 people, or that's i

david mcbride pleaded guilty to three counts of stealing and sharing secret military information with complaints he made were ignored. the sentence handed down to mr mcbride was the maximum allowed. he's expected to appeal. in the uk, seniorjudges have ruled the sentence given to nottingham killer valdo calocane was not "unduly lenient." 32—year—old calocane was handed an indefinite hospital order for the manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility of grace 0'malley—kumar, barnaby webber and ian coates, and the attempted murder of three others last june. attorney general victoria prentis referred the sentence to the court of appeal in february, arguing it was "unduly lenient". at a hearing last week, lawyers said calocane should instead be given a "hybrid" life sentence, where he would first be treated for his paranoid schizophrenia before serving the remainder of his jail term in prison. however, this was rejected in a ruling on tuesday from the lady chiefjustice baroness carr, lord justice edis and mrjustice garnham at the royal courts ofjustice in london. 0ur our conclusion

classified information, that exposed allegations of australian war crimes in afghanistan. 60 year old david mcbride was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prison. after pleading guilty to 5th and sharing documents classified a secret to the members of the press. he had faced a potential life sentence. brian's lawyer said that he planned to file an appeal against the severity of a sentence. demonstrations against inflation have been cooled off in pakistan, administered kashmir, but organizers want a general strike civil rights groups say the action is to protest the killing of 3 civilians during riots. thousands in the following bad have been demonstrating since friday against soaring, living costs. riley is calling for government subsidies, were confronted by paramilitary troops. officials and the french pacific territory of new caledonia have imposed a curfew after writing triggered by proposed constitutional amendment. police were deployed after crowds damaged shops and set fire to prophecy. the proposed amendment looks to increase the size of the electorate for upcoming elections. the indigeno

"australian the court is considering the case of officer david mcbride, who told the truth about themilitary in afghanistan. they killed dozens of civilians of the republic, however, not one of the criminals, against whom mcbright collected evidence, was not punished; the informant himself ended up in prison. elizaveta hertsna on how the truth becomes inconvenient in democratic countries. david mcbright served in afghanistan in 2011 and '13. but there is nothing good for australia in this imprisonment, the guardian writes: will jailing a whistleblower who reported war crimes in afghanistan be good for australia? mac bright, a former military lawyer, collected evidence of the crimes of australian special forces against the civilian population of afghanistan. he knew of ten murders of unarmed men and children. the military, be it british or australian, is traditionally protected by the leadership, affirming. that the afghans, after being detained, took out weapons from under their coats and posed a threat to the bearers of democratic values, it is impossible for such unprofessionals to

david mcbright received a sentence despite the whistleblower protection law. moreover, in order to imprison him, the state spent more than $2 million from the budget on the courts. the files mcbrideeaked to reporters provide evidence of australian involvement. soldiers to the illegal killings of dozens of unarmed afghan men and children. in addition, the former lawyer said that he saw from documents how the western coalition mission was failing in afghanistan, but australian politicians and the military continued it for the sake of careers and money. in in the netherlands, special forces brutally dispersed participants in a pro-palestinian demonstration. students of the university of amsterdam seized one of the buildings. despite the statement that their protest was peaceful, the demonstration continued in one of the capital's parks, the university administration estimated the damage from the actions of the protesters at 1.5 million euros. the white house announced a new military package. aid to ukraine this week, as us national security adviser jake solivan said, some of the weapons from the latest package, announced on may 10, will arrive on the battlefield in the coming days.