Ex-Canadian General, now contractor detained in Afghanistan

'Ex-Canadian top general in Afghanistan detained'
(AFP) – 1 hour ago

Ottawa — A former Canadian brigadier-general and head of Canadian forces in Afghanistan is being detained in Afghanistan for alleged gun smuggling, media said Thursday.

Daniel Menard resigned from the military after pleading guilty in 2011 to having an affair with a female corporal under his command on active duty.

He now works for security firm Garda World, whose spokesman Joe Gavaghan told the Toronto Star newspaper Menard was picked up by Afghan authorities on or about January 12 after a meeting with Afghan officials.

"He was leaving a meeting at the ministry office and a couple of officials approached him. They said, 'We've got a problem with something and we'd like you to come with us to clear it up.' Off he went and the next thing he knew he was going to be detained until they cleared it up," said Gavaghan.

Gavaghan said his detention relates to an "administrative misunderstanding" over the private security firm's licensing to operate in the country.

"It's been cleared up and we believe that the individual is going to be released very shortly," he added.
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