Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years

Eight years after Australia began investigating alleged war crimes.

Former military lawyer David McBride is jailed for unlawfully leaking classified documents to journalists after last year pleading guilty to stealing.

Military lawyer David McBride gave journalist Dan Oakes more than a hundred classified military documents.

McBride who pleaded guilty to stealing commonwealth information and passing it to the ABC receives non-parole jail term of 27 months The.

The sentencing of David McBride next week will be a clarifying moment for whistleblowing protections in this country..