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#BREAKING Australian Defence Force Chief General Angus Campbell is delivering a report into war crimes committed in Afghanistan #auspol pscp.tv/w/coRckjFXZ0tn…

Campbell: "The killing, the unlawful killing, of civilians and prisoners is never acceptable. It is my duty and event of my fellow Chiefs to set things right."

"The report finds that some Special Air Service Regiment commanders in Australia, fosters in the SAS but just as spirited terms of warrior culture, a misplaced focus on prestige, status and power..."

"What also emerged was a toxic, competitiveness between the Special Air Service Regiment end of the second commando Regiment.
Distructive of trust, cohesion and admission and a disgrace to both."

Angus Campbell: " In this context, it is alleged that some patrols took the law into their own hands, rules were broken, stories conducted, lies told and prisoners killed. And once that rule was broken, so to, for some, was any
further restraint."

Angus Campbell: "Justice Brereton considered in a detailed 57 allegations of incidents and issues.
He found there to be credible information to substantiate 23 incidents of alleged unlawful killing of 39 people by 25 Australian Special Forces personnel..."

Campbell says "some of these incidents took place in 2009 and 2010, with the majority occurring in the latter years of 2012 and 2013."

Campbell says "I have accepted all of the Inspector General's findings and a comprehensive implementation plan is being developed to action his 143
recommendations and any additional measures necessary."