CAF member charged following foreign influence investigation

A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been arrested and charged after a major national security investigation revealed alleged foreign influence, shaking the foundations of Canada’s military.

National Defence said Thursday that Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar, a member of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, was arrested on Wednesday by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, with assistance from the RCMP’s Integrated National Security and Enforcement Team in the Central Region.

Robar faces multiple charges under the National Defence Act, the Criminal Code and the Foreign Interference and Security of Information Act. These include one count of communicating special operational information and one count of breach of trust in respect of safeguarded information, both linked to alleged foreign interference.

He is also charged with two counts related to the improper storage of firearms, three counts of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline, and one count of feigning disease. ---More...