Special treatment for Ben Roberts-Smith needs a better explanation

April 20, 2026 — 7:30pm

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On Monday, Premier Chris Minns was clear when asked whether he believed accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith had been afforded special treatment as he left Silverwater Correctional Complex.

Minns said Corrective Services staff were simply taking measures to ensure Roberts-Smith’s safety when he was escorted late on Friday through a back exit of the facility, avoiding a throng of waiting media at Silverwater’s front gate.

“I don’t think they would be applying that in relation to every prisoner who walks out, but in fairness to them, every prisoner who walks out isn’t met with a hundred cameras and a hundred journalists,” Minns said when pressed on the actions........

© The Sydney Morning Herald