An ex-Australian SAS soldier who served in Afghanistan has been arrested and charged with a war crime.
Oliver Schulz was arrested on Monday morning by Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers in regional New South Wales and had his case mentioned in Queanbeyan Local Court on Monday afternoon.
The AFP and the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) said in a joint statement the 41-year-old had been charged with one count of a war crime—murder, which carries a penalty of life imprisonment.
It is the first time a serving or former Australian defence force member faces a war crime charge of murder under Australian law….