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David McBride should be protected, not prosecuted
Whistleblowers such as David McBride provide a service to the Australian public and don't deserve to be punished, writes Amir Haidari.
ON THURSDAY 27 October 2022, David McBride is scheduled to appear in the A.C.T. Supreme Court to put an application under the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PID Act) for immunity from prosecution.
- Amir Haidari
- IA
McBride blew the whistle on the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) alleged war crimes in Afghanistan in 2016.
He disclosed classified information to journalists, which later led to the Brereton report and he remains the only person charged in relation to this inquiry.
The Brereton Report..