The commander of the country’s elite special forces has pleaded guilty to accidentally firing his weapon during a visit to the front lines of northern Iraq late last year.
Maj.-Gen. Mike Rouleau was tried by court martial on Tuesday over an incident that took place last December as he visited troops involved in training Kurdish fighters, west of Erbil.
He faced a single charge of prejudice to good order and discipline related to the “negligent discharge” of a firearm last year following a lengthy investigation by military police.
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The commander of the country’s elite special forces has pleaded guilty to accidentally firing his weapon during a visit to the front lines of northern Iraq late last year.
Maj.-Gen. Mike Rouleau was tried by court martial on Tuesday over an incident that took place last December as he visited troops involved in training Kurdish fighters, west of Erbil.
He faced a single charge of prejudice to good order and discipline related to the “negligent discharge” of a firearm last year following a lengthy investigation by military police.
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