A former SAS soldier charged with a war crime while serving in Afghanistan has sought bail claiming his safety could be at risk from Islamic terrorists while behind bars.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested by the Australian Federal Police last Monday and has spent a week behind bars.
He has been charged with the unlawful killing of an Afghan man in a wheat field while deployed as a member of the Australian Defence Force.
The man sought bail on Monday in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court, where his barrister Phillip Boulten SC argued he faced serious risks to his personal safety and had to be segregated from other inmates….