has been sentenced to five years and eight months’ jail for stealing and then disclosing classified military information to ABC journalists.
McBride appeared stern and looked directly ahead as he listened to his sentence. Supporters hugged him as police took him away.It was open to the court to sentence McBride for an unlimited period. A discount was given for his guilty plea and the fact that the gravity of his disclosures was not overly damaging.The classified documents leaked to journalists by McBride led to a series of reports alleging Australian special forces troops committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
The breaches might also have exposed Defence personnel to attacks by foreign intelligence services, Mossop said.
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