MA-09.001 - January 5, 2009
PETAWAWA, ON – A Custody Hearing will be held at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Petawawa, on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at 1:30 p.m., for Captain Robert Semrau, a CF member charged on December 31, 2008, by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) with an offence relating to the death of a presumed insurgent in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan on or about October 19, 2008.
Captain Semrau is currently in Military Police custody at CFB Petawawa. The purpose of the hearing is to determine if Captain Semrau will remain in custody.
Captain Semrau was charged with one count of second-degree murder, contrary to Section 130 of the National Defence Act, pursuant to Section 235(1) of the Criminal Code. Captain Semrau is accused of shooting, with intent to kill, an unarmed male person.
As the matter is now proceeding in accordance with the Code of Service Discipline, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.
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Note to Editors/ News Directors: :
Tomorrow’s Custody Hearing will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Building L106, CFB Petawawa.
The hearing is open to the media and the public, however electronic recording devices and photographic equipment are not allowed within the court room.
The Presiding Judge for this public hearing will be LCol L.V. d'Auteuil, with the Prosecution represented by Major Marylene Trudel and the accused represented by Major Steve Turner.
The contact person for logistical information is Ms. Daphny Gebhart-Turcotte,
Cell: (613) 312-7182.
QR&O 105.18 Review of Report of Custody
http://www.admfincs.forces.gc.ca/qro-orf/vol-02/chapter-chapitre-105-eng.asp#cha-105-18
Biography of Lieutenant-Colonel Louis-Vincent d'Auteuil, Military Judge
http://www.forces.gc.ca/cmj/biosDauteuil_e.asp
