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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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