Australian Defence Force report of cover-up culture in SAS
The ABC has learnt that years before allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan emerged. An internal report from the Australian Defence Force explicitly warned of a 'code of silence' and a culture of cover up in the special forces. Almost two decades later, the Brereton inquiry into alleged war crimes would blame this culture. For fostering what investigators say was the unlawful killing of thirty-nine civilians and prisoners by the SAS in Afghanistan.