Victoria Cross winner deleted computer hard drive days after being asked not to by lawyers for Nine newspapers. His lawyers say there was ‘nothing sinister in what has occurred’
Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith wiped a laptop containing “national security” issues, five days after being formally requested by lawyers to retain them, the federal court has heard.
His wiping of potentially sensitive material – some of which may have national security implications, and could impact upon his upcoming defamation hearing – “will be a matter for trial”, the court was told.
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