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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1459/
- Published: 2026-04-19T18:30:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-19T18:30:34.000Z
- Description: Ben Roberts-Smith issues first statement after his release from Sydney jail on bail.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> Decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has publicly denied all allegations against him, vowing to use a criminal trial to clear his name.  
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> The 47-year-old addressed the media on the Gold Coast on Sunday, categorically rejecting the charges of war crime of murder.  
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> The former soldier said his case was “unprecedented”, describing his arrest at Sydney Airport earlier this month as a “sensational” and “unnecessary spectacle”.  
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> “For the past 10 years, my family and I have been subject to a campaign to convince Australians that I’ve acted improperly in my service in Afghanistan,” he said.  
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> “As I’ve always maintained, I categorically deny all of these allegations, and while I would’ve preferred these charges not be brought, I will be taking the opportunity to finally clear my name.”  
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> [ABC.net.au](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-19/ben-roberts-smith-issues-first-statement-after-bail-release/106581144?ref=goodoil.news)

> “I have never run from a fight in my life. I will never give up and I will always be in the fight.”

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