FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was arraigned here in his controversial military desertion case on Tuesday, deferring his decision on whether he allows a jury of soldiers or a judge to determine his fate next year in a court-martial.
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Tuesday’s short hearing at Fort Bragg was the first time Sergeant Bergdahl has appeared before a military judge since the U.S. Army chose to proceed with a military trial.
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Abrams’ decision went against the advice of the Army office who oversaw Bergdahl’s Article 32 probable-cause hearing in September. As Mic previously reported, Bergdahl was ordered to face a court martial last week and could face life in prison if found guilty of the charges against him – desertion and endangering his fellow troops.
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Then, in May 2014 President Obama unexpectedly announced Bergdahl had been released as part of a high-stakes prisoner exchange with the Taliban. According to CNN, he barely spoke; his responses mostly consisted of a series of “Sir, yes, sir ” s. The next hearing is scheduled for January 12.
Army Colonel Jeffery Nance has been assigned as the judge in Bergdahl’s case. A conviction could command life in prison.
Bergdahl entered his request to be defended by civilian lawyer Eugene Fidell and military lawyer Capt. Frank Rosenblatt rather than the appointed detailed military defense counselor.
On the night of June 30, 2009, Bergdahl, walked away from the remote combat outpost where his platoon was stationed in Afghanistan. In the conversations, Bergdahl defends his actions, saying he walked off base in order to bring attention to leadership issues that he felt were putting his unit in danger.
Captured… Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, right, stands with a Taliban fighter in eastern Afghanistan. The interviews with Boal have provided the storyline for the second season of the popular podcast “Serial”. However, the Pentagon has said that it has no proof that anyone died amid search efforts for Bergdahl.
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Bergdahl was charged by the Army with “desertion and misbehavior before the enemy” for voluntarily walking off his base in Afghanistan in 2009.
