Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith will remain in custody for months after being charged over multiple alleged war crimes.
The 47-year-old spent the night in Sydney’s Silverwater prison after he was arrested and charged with two counts of the war crime of murder and three counts of aiding or abetting the same charge.
He did not appear at a brief, online bail court hearing on Wednesday, when his case was first heard, and his lawyers did not make an immediate application for his release.
Roberts-Smith’s legal team instead tried to have the matter listed for an in-person hearing at the Downing Centre Local Court for later in the day, but conceded that might not be possible.
The judge has re-listed the matter for 4 June, meaning the Victoria Cross recipient will remain in custody for at least two months.
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