Major General Michael Rouleau is expected to appear in a Gatineau court on Tuesday to face a court martial related to an incident that occurred in Iraq in December.

That’s when the commander of the Canadian Special Operations Forces accidentally discharged his weapon.

No one was injured in the incident.

Though Rouleau reported the shot to the army’s chief of staff, he was charged under the National Defence Act.

He has said he will take responsibility for his mistake.

Rouleau joined the Joint Task Force in 1994 before taking over as chief of the anti-terrorism unit. He took command of the Special Operations Forces in February, 2014.