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For this man Obama released five dangerous Taliban terrorists, one of them, Mullah Fazl was wanted by the United Nation for the massacre of Shia’s.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to face most serious kind of court-martial in Army desertion case
By Dan Lamothe and Thomas Gibbons-Neff December 14 2015
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will face general court-martial in connection with his 2009 disappearance from his base in Afghanistan, the service announced Monday, raising the possibility that the soldier who was held captive for five years could face life in prison.
Bergdahl, 29, is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. He has been a political lightning rod since he was exchanged in May 2014 in a prisoner swap approved by the White House in which five Taliban officials were released from the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and kept under supervised watch in Qatar.
The decision was made by Gen. Robert Abrams, the four-star commander of Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, N.C. It comes after Bergdahl broke his silence last by participating in the popular podcast “Serial,” in which the soldier’s recorded conversations with film producer Mark Boal were aired with Bergdahl’s approval.
The decision is more severe than what an Army officer, Lt. Col. Mark Visger, who oversaw a two-day hearing for Bergdahl’s case in September recommended, according to Bergdahl’s lawyer. Visger recommended that Bergdahl face a lower form of judicial proceeding known as a special court-martial, which would have come with a maximum penalty of 12 months of confinement.
An arraignment hearing will be held at a later date at Fort Bragg, Army officials said. Bergdahl is currently assigned to Joint Base San Antonio, Tex., with a desk job.
General court martial is the highest level of court martial. If convicted Bergdahl could face life in prison, or, if deemed appropriate by the court martial, be sentenced to death.
Bergdahl’s attorney, Eugene Fidell, said in a statement Monday that Abrams “did not follow the advice of the preliminary hearing officer.” Bergdahl’s defense team “had hoped the case would not go in this direction,” Fidell said.
“We will continue to defend Sgt. Bergdahl as the case proceeds,” Fidell said. “We again ask that Donald Trump cease his prejudicial months-long campaign of defamation against our client. We also ask that the House and Senate Armed Services Committees avoid any further statements or actions that prejudice our
client’s right to a fair trial.”
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to face most serious kind of court-martial in Army desertion case
By Dan Lamothe and Thomas Gibbons-Neff December 14 2015
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will face general court-martial in connection with his 2009 disappearance from his base in Afghanistan, the service announced Monday, raising the possibility that the soldier who was held captive for five years could face life in prison.
Bergdahl, 29, is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. He has been a political lightning rod since he was exchanged in May 2014 in a prisoner swap approved by the White House in which five Taliban officials were released from the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and kept under supervised watch in Qatar.
The decision was made by Gen. Robert Abrams, the four-star commander of Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, N.C. It comes after Bergdahl broke his silence last by participating in the popular podcast “Serial,” in which the soldier’s recorded conversations with film producer Mark Boal were aired with Bergdahl’s approval.
The decision is more severe than what an Army officer, Lt. Col. Mark Visger, who oversaw a two-day hearing for Bergdahl’s case in September recommended, according to Bergdahl’s lawyer. Visger recommended that Bergdahl face a lower form of judicial proceeding known as a special court-martial, which would have come with a maximum penalty of 12 months of confinement.
An arraignment hearing will be held at a later date at Fort Bragg, Army officials said. Bergdahl is currently assigned to Joint Base San Antonio, Tex., with a desk job.
General court martial is the highest level of court martial. If convicted Bergdahl could face life in prison, or, if deemed appropriate by the court martial, be sentenced to death.
Bergdahl’s attorney, Eugene Fidell, said in a statement Monday that Abrams “did not follow the advice of the preliminary hearing officer.” Bergdahl’s defense team “had hoped the case would not go in this direction,” Fidell said.
“We will continue to defend Sgt. Bergdahl as the case proceeds,” Fidell said. “We again ask that Donald Trump cease his prejudicial months-long campaign of defamation against our client. We also ask that the House and Senate Armed Services Committees avoid any further statements or actions that prejudice our
client’s right to a fair trial.”
