Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has been granted bail after spending more than a week in custody on war crimes charges.

The prosecution opposed bail, warning he was a flight risk and there was a risk of witness tampering.

The 47-year-old former SAS soldier was arrested on April 7 and charged with five counts of the war crime of murder – alleged to have occurred in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012.

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