Jailed whistleblower David McBride loses appeal against severity of sentence | ABC NEWS
Former military lawyer David McBride was sentenced to five years and eight months jail for leaking documents to the media.
He lost his appeal against the severity of his sentence and against the court’s ruling that he was not duty-bound to release the documents.
McBride’s lawyers have flagged they will appeal to the High Court.
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