Richard Marles concealed war crimes report, denying justice for David McBride
A report critical of Australian generals’ leadership in Afghanistan was given to the Defence Minister Richard Marles in November 2023, but was not published until after the McBride sentencing.
After six months of obfuscation until the day whistleblower David McBride was jailed last week for trying to expose wrongdoing by senior defence force officers in relation to Afghanistan war crimes, Defence Minister Richard Marles released a report that largely vindicated McBride’s actions.
The final report of the Afghanistan Inquiry Implementation Oversight Panel was sent to Marles in November last year. Efforts for the report to be published included three Senate orders for the production of documents, numerous freedom of information requests, and a Royal Commission hearing.
Marles’ repeated attempts to conceal the report until the announcement of McBride’s five-year prison sentence obliterate Prime Minister Albanese’s remaining platitudes about improved government transparency, accountability and whistleblower protections.
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