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daniel ménard
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daniel ménard

daniel ménard is a canadian citizen and former general in the canadian armed forces .
ménard had commanded the canadian forces in afghanistan in 2009 through 2010 .
two different allegations triggered his replacement and demotion .
he was court-martialed for what was described as the reckless discharge of a weapon , while safely back on base .
he was also alleged to have engaged in a sexual relationship with a subordinate .
ménard resigned from the armed forces .
after his resignation he took a job with gardaworld , a private security firm .
gardaworld assigned him to direct its private security operations in afghanistan .
news of his arrest by afghan authorities became public on january 29 , 2014 , when he first appeared in an afghan court .
he had been arrested on january 12 , 2014 , following a visit to an afghan ministry .
accounts differ as to the nature of his arrest .
some sources assert he was arrested on weapons charges .
other sources assert afghan authorities arrested him because his firm did not have , or no longer had , official authorization to perform security operations in afghanistan .
gardaworld has claimed his arrest is all due to a simple misunderstanding .
