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IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry

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ADF News 

Defence releases Afghanistan Inquiry Reform Plan

02/08/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2785 Views 4 Comments IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry

Defence has released its Afghanistan Inquiry Reform Plan, setting out Defence’s strategy for responding to the IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry.

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Dark days for SASR after IGADF Afghanistan report.
Australian Army News 

RUSIV ADF Ethics Essay Competition

06/06/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2042 Views 0 Comments IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry

As a positive response to the Brereton Report, RUSIV is running an essay competition on the topic of Ethics for the Australian Defence Force.

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Former SASR Sergeant Troy Simmonds – who's story was front-cover worthy in CONTACT magazine issue 45 – said on Facebook this week he was "Proud to have been a member of 2 Squadron, Australian Special Air Service Regiment. Group pic whilst in role of Counter Terrorism team for the 2000 Olympics (me front row 4th from left). Now sadly disbanded due to as yet unproven allegations made against a small group in 2012. Thoughts go out to the hundreds of proud 2 SQN Vets since the 1960s who had nothing to do with these allegations and are deeply saddened and hurt by the dishonorable disbanding of their old Squadron".
Australian Australian Army Editor's Blog News 

2 Squadron SASR struck off – secretly

17/12/202017/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 20460 Views 44 Comments IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry

2 Squadron SASR has been struck off Army’s Order of Battle – in secret, despite CDF’s ‘clarification’ that due process would precede.

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Chris Moraitis, Mark Weinberg and Ross Barnett – the top appointments to the new Office of the Special Investigator that will examine, investigate and advance 'war crime' allegations arising out of the IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry Report.
ADF Australian News 

Senior ‘war crimes’ investigators named

17/12/202017/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5602 Views 10 Comments IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry

The top three officials in the new Office of the Special Investigator to investigate Australian ‘war crimes’ in Afghanistan have been named.

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Thought provoking 

War crimes and the sanctity of the rule of law – PART II

17/12/202014/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3128 Views 0 Comments IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry