Former military lawyer David McBride sentenced to more than five years in jail for sharing classified information with journalists https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-14/military-whistleblower-david-mcbride-sentenced-classified-info/103843314 via @ABCaustralia #auslaw #auspol #journalism #whistleblowing #confidentiality #classifiedinformation
Former military lawyer David McBride sentenced to almost six years in jail for sharing classified information with journalists
Former military lawyer David McBride is jailed for unlawfully leaking classified documents to journalists after last year pleading guilty to stealing and sharing secret military information.Elizabeth Byrne (ABC News)
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in reply to Matthew Rimmer • • •The jailing of David McBride is a dark day for democracy and press freedom in Australia
Kieran Pender and Peter Greste
https://www.theguardian.com/media/commentisfree/article/2024/may/14/the-jailing-of-david-mcbride-is-a-dark-day-for-democracy-and-press-freedom-in-australia
Does it really make our country a better place to imprison a whistleblower whose actions led to public interest reporting on war crimes in Afghanistan?
The jailing of David McBride is a dark day for democracy and press freedom in Australia
Kieran Pender (The Guardian)