Court Martial Convened For Canadian Forces Officer
OTTAWA – General Court Martial proceedings will begin January 25, 2010, at the Asticou Centre in Gatineau, Québec, for Captain Robert Semrau in relation to the shooting death of a wounded insurgent that occurred in Afghanistan in October 2008.
Captain Semrau is currently serving as a staff officer with the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Canadian Regiment, at CFB Petawawa. He shall be tried by a General Court Martial, which is composed of a Military Judge and a panel of five military members. The military judge for this public hearing will be Colonel Mario Dutil.
The charge sheet can be accessed by clicking on the following link:
http://www.jmc-cmj.forces.gc.ca/ccm-cmc/fca-cs/doc/semrau.pdf