The rarely-used misbehavior before the enemy charge carries the possibility of a life sentence in prison, while a desertion conviction comes with a maximum five years in prison. Bergdahl, who has been charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, could be imprisoned for life.
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He was freed in May 2014 as part of a controversial prisoner exchange involving five Taliban leaders who were being held at the USA detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. 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.
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The proceedings come after Gen. Robert B. Abrams, head of the Army’s command forces at Fort Bragg, chose to go against the preliminary hearing results.
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Shoup, who has since been dubbed the ” Santa Colonel”, chose not to hang up on the children who called that night. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number went into to the Continental Air Defense Command’s operations hotline.
Col. Christopher Frederikson, the judge in the case, explained that if Bergdahl opted against a bench trial, he would face a panel of at least five officers, all ranked higher than the sergeant. The move touched off a firestorm of criticism, with some in Congress accusing President Barack Obama of jeopardizing the safety of a nation with the exchange.
The hearing lasted 15 minutes, and Bergdahl, who was represented by a military lawyer, asked to be represented by civilian counsel in future appearances.
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (2nd R) of Hailey, Idaho, leaves a military courthouse with his attorney Lt. Col. Franklin Rosenblatt (L) on December 22, 2015 in Ft.
Legal databases and media accounts turn up only a few misbehaviour cases since 2001, when fighting began in Afghanistan, followed by Iraq less than two years later. In contrast, statistics show the U.S. Army prosecuted about 1,900 desertion cases between 2001 and the end of 2014.
In the second episode of “Serial”, Bergdahl tells filmmaker Mark Boal that he thought he probably wouldn’t take a plea deal because he wanted the opportunity to explain why he had left the base.
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Tuesday’s hearing was Bergdahl’s first chance to hear the charges against him. You know, I could be, you know, what… “I was capable of being what I appeared to be”, Bergdahl said.
