A Canadian military counterintelligence officer accused of passing classified material to a foreign organization is set to stand trial before a military tribunal, with hearings scheduled for next month, according to a statement released Wednesday by the Office of the Chief Military Judge.
Matthew Robar faces three charges. He stands accused of handing over classified information to a foreign organization that remained unidentified at the time of his arrest nearly a year ago. The investigation later established that the material in question was passed to Ukraine.
Among the three charges brought against Robar is neglect of duty.
Prosecutors allege that between September 2024 and February 2025 he carried on unauthorized dealings with a foreign organization and disclosed unauthorized information to it.
A second charge concerns breaches of order and discipline. Robar is accused of giving false statements to superior officers regarding the extent of his contacts with a foreign national. Robar also faces a charge of improper storage of a firearm.
The statement from the Chief Military Judge does not explain why prosecutors have not moved forward on other, more serious charges, including passing special operational information to a foreign entity and one count of breach of trust.