Ben Roberts-Smith reveals he considered suicide over war crimes allegations in explosive interview

Key points

• Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has told radio host Ben Fordham he considered suicide for several months after being accused of war crimes. Roberts-Smith, who was arrested in April and charged over the alleged murders of five unarmed detainees in Afghanistan, denies any wrongdoing.
• He said he decided against suicide because he saw it as surrender. He criticised the decade-long investigation into alleged Australian war crimes and the federal government's changes to war crimes laws.
• Earlier, a Federal Court judge found he was responsible for several killings in a defamation case.