David McBride, an Australian military lawyer, has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for leaking classified military documents that exposed allegations of war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. McBride is the first person jailed in relation to war crimes in Australia for revealing them, not committing them. The sentencing has sparked criticism and concerns about justice and whistleblowers' treatment in Australia.
Message from Major David Mcbride, Australian hero and Afghan war crimes whistle blower, "If you are seeing this I am in Jail" https://t.co/Ygh4SeYxWJ
Australia Sentences Whistleblower to 5+ Years for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan https://t.co/qIhRealiOv
"An Australian judge sentenced a former army lawyer to almost six years in prison on Tuesday for leaking to the media classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan." https://t.co/1FDJL1tyK1
“An Australian judge sentenced a former army lawyer to almost six years in prison...for leaking to the media classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.” None of the war crimes he exposed have been prosecuted. https://t.co/x0jZOIGj8O
David McBride has been jailed for revealing information about alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan https://t.co/iZvemGymcS
David McBride was sentenced to 5 years, 8 months in prison for revealing Australian war crimes, while those who actually committed the crimes remain free. @richardsudan for @incontextmedia https://t.co/OlcDvK4e0t
A court has jailed whistleblower David McBride who exposed war crimes committed in Afghanistan by members of Australia’s most elite army regiment. Al Jazeera’s @soraya_lennie asks why ⤵️ https://t.co/JBvkXQOjii
An Oxford-educated lawyer and former Royal Horse Guardsman whose leaks helped unravel a string of unlawful killings by Australian forces in Afghanistan was jailed for more than five years as his supporters cried “shame” on Tuesday ⬇️ https://t.co/lw1kRqWBhX
A prominent Australian lawmaker has blown the whistle on a shocking cover-up by his nation’s federal government. Senator Malcolm Roberts has raised the alarm after uncovering evidence that governments around the world are aware that Covid mRNA shots are killing people. According… https://t.co/5lmtSJwEKm
🇦🇺⚡️ "This government hates whistleblowers. They hate people speaking up. They hate people shining a light on official misconduct" - Australian MP Andrew Wilkie slams government for its sentencing of war crime whistleblower David McBride while Afghanistan war criminals walk free https://t.co/G9XukzNZaC https://t.co/Po2lo4Rpqj
🇦🇺 NEW: Australian War Crimes whistleblower David McBride sentenced to 6 years in jail Supporters of McBride have long expressed concern that Canberra was more interested in punishing him than the actual war crime perpetrators Another stain on the Australian justice system https://t.co/zHRZJ3oFwj
🇦🇺 Western double standards: Whistle-blower sentenced for exposing Australian Afghan war crimes 👉🏻Yet another instance of Western double standards regarding human rights emerges as an #Australian judge sentences a former army lawyer, #DavidMcBride, on Tuesday to nearly six years… https://t.co/d4hx2APdvV
An Australian court sentences ex-army lawyer David McBride to five years and eight months for stealing Afghanistan war docs and leaking them to Australia's ABC (@sbasfordcanales / The Guardian) https://t.co/LrJ2adNLLe https://t.co/cygE4tpA7h
An Australian judge sentenced a former army lawyer to almost six years in prison for leaking classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. https://t.co/KTgVyG1KsT
“Andrew Wilkie, a former government intelligence analyst whistleblower…said Australian governments “hate whistleblowers.” “The government wanted to punish David McBride and to send a signal to other insiders to stay on the inside and to stay silent”” https://t.co/iwPWehAzPv
In Australia, whistleblower David McBride was sentenced to over five years in prison for sharing classified material about Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. The sentencing comes 7 years after the leaked information was published in a report called the Afghan Files. https://t.co/m9xoFM6Bmt
An Australian judge sentenced a former army lawyer to almost six years in prison on Tuesday for leaking to the media classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. https://t.co/QaCWjQYage
A former Australian army lawyer has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for leaking classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in #Afghanistan. #Australia https://t.co/xecLKzdPlS
Australia's 'Afghan Files' whistleblower sentenced to five years for leaking military secrets https://t.co/ET8xHAhGBK https://t.co/ewzntFZVry
A brave whistleblower revealed war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. Afghan civilians, including kids, were murdered. Guess who is going to jail now? Not the criminals, but the whistleblower! Justice in Australia. 🤡 Free David McBride! https://t.co/bK96lH84j4
A court in Canberra has sentenced whistleblower David McBride to almost six years in prison for leaking documents alleging Australian forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan. https://t.co/Zdbd7RawwI
The Australian Major responsible for leaking the Afghanistan war crimes field @MurdochCadell had been sentenced to five years for doing his duty. Meanwhile the he murders got no jail time. This is Australia. Mcbride is going to appeal! https://t.co/C0ZInJU15w
#Australia's military lawyer whistleblower David McBride is sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison (non-parole period of 2 years, 3 months). The material he leaked pointed to illegal killings in #Afghanistan, though his intention was to clear soldiers. https://t.co/JH0yjZzRMq
Whistleblower David McBride has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison after leaking classified documents that contained allegations of soldiers committing war crimes in Afghanistan. https://t.co/igYocbRGbv
Australia's 'Afghan Files' whistleblower sentenced to five years for leaking military secrets ➡️ https://t.co/XcjLccHNAJ https://t.co/bj8RY7jDkX
David McBride: former army lawyer sentenced to five years for stealing and leaking Afghanistan war documents https://t.co/cqD8wToUlM
Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison https://t.co/PlnrTPsnv4
Australian court jails former military lawyer for sharing secret documents with journalists https://t.co/Oo042at93v
Australian MP criticises jail sentence given to former army lawyer David McBride – video https://t.co/FIKbOJQLPA
David McBride is a whistleblower. Today he was jailed for 5 years 8 months, with no parole for 2 years 3 months He is the first person jailed in relation to war crimes in Australia- but for revealing them, not committing them This is wrong - and a shame on 🇦🇺#FreeMcBride https://t.co/leUhQkekOd
An Australian court has sentenced a former military lawyer to five years and eight months in jail for sharing with journalists classified military documents about the special forces actions in Afghanistan, media reported https://t.co/0g2AVNmKLy https://t.co/YO5S6O033p
A man who leaked classified military documents that revealed allegations Australian soldiers committed war crimes in Afghanistan will spend at least two years and three months behind bars. #9News https://t.co/l4CMqIyhtu
Scandalous news from Australia. David McBride, who shared documents evidencing impunity over ADF war crimes in Afghanistan with the press, has been sentenced to 5 years 8 months. The only person going to prison over the war crimes is the man who blew the whistle. Earliest release… https://t.co/WTM85LVsrK https://t.co/rWvQKSFzYr
Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years https://t.co/vWAPSQTNWw