I woke up to the terrible news that #DavidMcBride was sentenced to 5 years+8 months in prison

His crime? Having a conscience

He revealed #WarCrimes by #Australian special forces in #Afghanistan

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/14/david-mcbride-former-army-lawyer-sentenced-to-five-years-for-stealing-and-leaking-afghanistan-war-documents

David McBride: former army lawyer sentenced to five years for stealing and leaking Afghanistan war documents

McBride, who pleaded guilty to stealing commonwealth information and passing it to the ABC, receives non-parole jail term of 27 months

^{Sarah Basford Canales (The Guardian)}

mi sono svegliata con la terribile notizia che il whistleblower australiano #DavidMcBride è stato condannato a 5 ANNI e 8 mesi per aver passato ai giornalisti della TV australiana ABC documenti segreti sui #criminiDiGuerra delle forze speciali australiane

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/14/david-mcbride-former-army-lawyer-sentenced-to-five-years-for-stealing-and-leaking-afghanistan-war-documents

David McBride: former army lawyer sentenced to five years for stealing and leaking Afghanistan war documents

McBride, who pleaded guilty to stealing commonwealth information and passing it to the ABC, receives non-parole jail term of 27 months

^{Sarah Basford Canales (The Guardian)}

Exposing #WarCrimes is NOT a crime, it is INTEGRITY.

#DavidMcBride deserves to be honoured

1. Must read this note by #DavidMcBride's lawyers, #XDLawyers, on what APPEARS to be a very unethical handling of a journalistic source who risks prison: getting the scoop and throwing the source under the bus

https://twitter.com/XDlawyers/status/1772091306866819347?t=VyMjBjED7ynwHP4S4Ecb2A&s=19

Seriously, no joke:

"But the trial judge Justice David Mossop rejected the argument, finding the law provided no duty to members of the military [like #DavidMcBride] to act in the public interest"

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/16/whistleblower-david-mcbride-loses-bid-trial-public-interest-defence-act?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Whistleblower David McBride loses bid to stave off trial over public interest defence

ACT supreme court says law provides no duty to members of the military to act in the public interest

^{Christopher Knaus (The Guardian)}

Eccole le nostre guerre umanitarie: un militare australiano, #DavidMcBride, rivela #criminiDiGuerra delle forze speciali dell' #Australia in #Afghanistan e finirà lui in galera, non i criminali di guerra:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/16/whistleblower-david-mcbride-loses-bid-trial-public-interest-defence-act?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Whistleblower David McBride loses bid to stave off trial over public interest defence

ACT supreme court says law provides no duty to members of the military to act in the public interest

^{Christopher Knaus (The Guardian)}