CAF Member Arrested and Charged Relating to Foreign Interference

[SeaKingTacco]

Believed, so was this a case he was conned by Russian intelligence?

We may never know.

I am going to guess that alot of the Court Martial happens in camera.

 

[ModlrMike]

Believed, so was this a case he was conned by Russian intelligence?

That's been my question from the outset.

 

[Maxman1]

Perhaps, this is another instance like the Vice Adm Norman situation where the member thought he was communicating within the boundaries of his position, with someone he was authorized to speak with, yet someone took it as something else and decided to push for an investigation. Or perhaps not.

CFINTCOM can be very empiricistic and take umbrage with outsiders seen to be meddling with their natural order of things. I experienced this myself while in Afghanistan many years ago. As a non-Int person, I had sent some benign observations on a subject to a friend in CFINTCOM who thought my observations worthwhile, useful and shared the information round the office. A CFINTCOM Col took huge offense and saw it as a non-Int type involving themselves in something they should not. Unknown to me, they filed a complaint and an MP Investigation was launched. The investigation went on for two years and I was never told about it. I only discovered that I had been investigated for 2 years after a number of documents were released to the press years later. Apparently the investigator found no grounds for charges.

 

[The Bread Guy]

That's been my question from the outset.

Agreed. Who knows - could it have been someone from country x that somebody else figured out worked for country y after all? Also interested in what Canada may or may not have been "leveraged" to do.

Then again, ask this guy about sharing info he wasn't supposed to with folks on the same side, right?

Jonathan Pollard - Wikipedia

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It'll be interesting to hear what comes out of the court proceedings ....

... I am going to guess that alot of the Court Martial happens in camera.

... even if this is (likely) the case.

 

[ModlrMike]

Curiouser and curiouser...

There is an article in the Globe that may be of interest regarding this topic.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

A couple of articles from the Globe and Mail and the CBC that may shed some light on what is happening:

CAF espionage case linked to disputed claim that Postmedia journalist has ties to Russia

MWO Robar, charged with leaking government secrets, was assigned to assess concerns in 2023 that reporter David ******** was allegedly serving Russian interests

www.theglobeandmail.com

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-intelligence-ukraine-canada-charges-9.7022067

It would be nice to actually see these court documents the media refers to and not rely on their say-so.

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Thread 'Letter from David ******** in regard to Defamation/Libel by Mike Bobbitt/Army.ca'

3 Feb 2011

All,

I have received the following letter today:



Letter from David ******** in regard to Defamation/Libel by Mike Bobbitt, Army.ca, Milnet.ca, et al against David ********

Mr. Bobbitt,

I have consulted my lawyer today and she has advised that I email you and your other associates in regard to this situation before deciding to pursue legal action against you, Army.ca, Milnet.ca, Tony Prudori (aka “Milnews.ca”) Occam (aka “John Smith”, person unknown) and Haletown (person unknown).

In postings on Army.ca/Mil.net on Feb. 1, 2011 various individuals defamed me by labeling me as...

• Mike Bobbitt
• Replies: 4
• Forum: Army.ca Admin

Just a reminder in case this gets discussed more here.
Bruce
army.ca staff

 

[Maxman1]

At a certain level, I already knew the allegations were true before even hearing them.

 

[MilEME09]

A couple of articles from the Globe and Mail and the CBC that may shed some light on what is happening:

CAF espionage case linked to disputed claim that Postmedia journalist has ties to Russia

MWO Robar, charged with leaking government secrets, was assigned to assess concerns in 2023 that reporter David ******** was allegedly serving Russian interests

www.theglobeandmail.com

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-intelligence-ukraine-canada-charges-9.7022067

It would be nice to actually see these court documents the media refers to and not rely on their say-so.

Now thats what he was working on, but did it have anything to do with the incident he is now charged with?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Court martial reportedly set to start 4 Dec:

Canadian service member faces court-martial for sharing sensitive information with Ukraine

Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command is charged with passing operational information to Ukraine and will face a court-martial hearing in December.

kyivindependent.com

Military prosecutors send CAF member’s case to trial, dropping official secrets charges

Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar still faces prosecution under the National Defence Act

www.theglobeandmail.com

Globe article also archived here.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Court martial reportedly set to start 4 Dec:

Canadian service member faces court-martial for sharing sensitive information with Ukraine

Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command is charged with passing operational information to Ukraine and will face a court-martial hearing in December.

kyivindependent.com

Military prosecutors send CAF member’s case to trial, dropping official secrets charges

Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar still faces prosecution under the National Defence Act

www.theglobeandmail.com

Globe article also archived here.

I'm disappointed to see the malingering charged dropped.

 

[Furniture]

I'm disappointed to see the malingering charged dropped.

I really want to see a modern malingering charge go through and set a precedent. There are a lot of malingers that have gotten away with it because the system is too shy to test the charge. Either use it, or drop it.

 

[OldSolduer]

I’d love to see that smirk wiped off his face

 

[Furniture]

I’d love to see that smirk wiped off his face

Yes... having met the individual on multiple occasions, I'd agree.

Picture a barracks room lawyer, as an MWO... I actually thought he was a civil servant, until one of the young Sgts called him 'Sir" in the mess as we had lunch.