Nevena and John discuss the plight of David McBride.
Former Australian Army military lawyer David McBride was released from a Canberra prison on parole after serving a 27-month non-parole period, having been sentenced in May 2024 to five years and eight months for leaking classified defense documents that exposed alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
McBride was sentenced to a maximum five years and eight months in jail in May 2024, but is being released on parole after serving his full non-parole period of 27 months.
McBride pleased guilty to three charges in November after the ACT supreme court upheld a commonwealth intervention to withhold key evidence the government argued had the potential to jeopardise “the security and defence of Australia”. The charges included stealing commonwealth information and passing that on to journalists at the ABC.
The attorney general, Michelle Rowland, approved McBride’s release on Thursday. A spokesperson for Rowland confirmed his release to Guardian Australia. “Mr McBride’s parole was considered and granted,” the spokesperson said.
“The government does not provide specific commentary or details about individual parole matters.”
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/13/david-mcbride-released-jail-prison-parole
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