Soldier’s name finally cleared
A FORMER high- ranking Townsville soldier unfairly sacked over a sex scandal he had nothing to do with has finally been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Chief of Army.
Lieutenant Colonel Karel Dubsky was sacked for being part of the notorious Jedi Council ring of soldiers which used the defence email network to share material detailing sexual encounters.
Chief of Army Angus Campbell issued a statement saying: “Karel Dubsky was not a member of the group that called itself the Jedi Council and did not participate in the activities of that group.
“He freely assisted New South Wales Police and the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service with their investigations.”
Mr Dubsky, a former commanding officer of Lavarack Barracks’ Joint Logistics Unit, was unable to comment under terms of the settlement. But he wrote a private Facebook message to family and friends thanking them for believing in him during his “five years fighting Defence”.
He was sacked by former army chief and Australian of the Year David Morrison despite never opening the offending emails that were forwarded to his inbox. Mr Morrison has been dogged by questions about the sacking ever since and once again refused to comment on it yesterday.
NSW Veterans Affairs minister David Elliott said: “I have long held the view that he was treated appallingly.”
It is believed Mr Dubsky has received a financial settlement from the army.
“He deserves some level of compensation for what he has been put through,” Mr Elliott said.
Mr Morrison, hailed as a reformer for his “the standard you walk past” YouTube speech, told media in 2013 that 17 Army officers were involved in sharing inappropriate material. “Morrison tried hard to pin the Jedi Council on me but when he couldn’t, he sacked me from command because ‘ I failed to remain aware of issues that affect me, my unit and Army’,” Mr Dubsky said later.