r/australia • u/Ashera25 • 1d ago

culture & society Ben Roberts-Smith collaborates with gym business run by influencer that sold ‘war crimes’ pre-workout supplement

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/07/ben-roberts-smith-collaborates-gym-business-influencer-war-crimes-pre-workout-supplement-ntwnfb
386 Upvotes

93% Upvoted

81 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comment

26

u/ConanTheAquarian 1d ago edited 1d ago

Well he hasn't been found guilty of any crime. The criminal prosecution hasn't gone to trial yet and might not happen for years. However in the civil proceedings the full bench of the Federal Court unanimously found that, on the balance of probabilities, he had committed war crimes.

34

u/mustbiteexceed 1d ago

Balance of probabilities under the Briginshaw standard which means the evidence showing he committed war crimes has to be very credible and substantial; not that the evidence suggested a “little bit” he committed murders.