Australia: Whistleblower David McBride Sentenced to Five Years, Eight Months in Prison After Leaking Afghanistan War Documents to ABC
May 15th, 2024Via: Sky:
Former army officer and whistleblower David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months jail -with a non-parole period of 27 months – for leaking classified military documents to ABC journalists in 2016.
ACT Supreme Court Justice David Mossop delivered the sentence on Tuesday morning where he found the ex-army officer committed a “gross breach of trust”.
McBride pleaded guilty to theft and sharing documents classified as secrets with members of the press due to leaking material used in the 2017 ABC documentary The Afghan Files, which revealed allegations against Australian soldiers involved in illegal killings.
