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It is established fact that Australian soldiers in Afghanistan committed war crimes. Today, the man whose courageous act of whistleblowing brought these crimes to light has been sentenced to almost 6 years in gaol.
This is a dark day in Australian history. Democracy needs people to stand up when they see wrongdoing being committed by powerful people. We should be thanking and celebrating David McBride, not imprisoning him.
#democracy #WarCrimes #Afghanistan #Australia #DavidMcBride #Whistleblower
David McBride: former army lawyer sentenced to five years for stealing and leaking Afghanistan war documents
McBride, who pleaded guilty to stealing commonwealth information and passing it to the ABC, receives non-parole jail term of 27 monthsSarah Basford Canales (The Guardian)
