Ben Roberts-Smith has given his first statement since he was charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week.
Former soldier is accused of murdering five people in Afghanistan.
Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, historians say.
Ben Roberts-Smith faces five charges of the war crime of murder, which has a penalty of life in prison.
Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.
Arrest comes after Roberts-Smith lost case against reporters who said he was involved in murders of unarmed Afghan men.
One of Australia’s most-decorated soldiers was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly murdering unarmed prisoners while serving in Afghanistan, police and local media said following a sweeping war crimes investigation. The Australian Federal Police said they arrested a 47-year-old former Australian soldier, who was widely named in local media as Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith. Federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said the soldier had been linked to a string of murders while serving...