Former Australian SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith (C) is escorted from the Silverwater Correctional Complex after being released on bail in Sydney, Australia on April 17, 2026. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images
Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has walked out of prison for the first time in a week after being granted bail.
The 47-year-old former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier was arrested on April 7 and charged with murdering or ordering the murders of five unarmed detainees while deployed in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012.
