Seeking justice for soldier "unfairly" executed in South African war | 60 Minutes Australia

Seeking justice for Breaker Morant, an Australian immigrant who fought for the British army in South Africa's Second Anglo-Boer War, and whom some campaigners say was unfairly executed for murdering prisoners-of-war and civilians because he followed orders from their British commander.
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Synopsis | A Matter of Justice (2010)
As Australians, we're raised on the notion of a "fair go". If we think someone's been hard done by, we'll do whatever it takes to set things right - even if the injustice happened in another country and more than a century ago. You might remember the iconic movie, "Breaker Morant". The Breaker and his army mate Peter Handcock were tried and executed during the last days of South Africa's Boer War. At the time, the Brits portrayed them as cold-blooded killers and many still passionately believe that. But there are others who claim they were mere scapegoats of the Empire. And, all these years on, they're now fighting to win our boys an official pardon.
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