U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is scheduled to appear before a military judge on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy on Tuesday.
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The charges stem from his disappearance in Afghanistan in 2009, when Bergdahl walked off a base and was then held by the Taliban for five years.
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During the arraignment at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Bergdahl deferred entering a plea.
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Bergdahl, 29, was ordered last week to face a court-martial after being charged earlier this year with desertion and endangering USA troops.
-/AFP/Getty Images Bowe Bergdahl was held captive by the Taliban for five years. He was surprised the more serious general court-martial was chosen, but said the approach will allow the court to thoroughly consider all punishments available. “If the jury found Bergdahl guilty and elected to sentence him to more than 10 years in prison, it would require a three-fourths vote via secret ballot, the judge said”.
Each week on “Speaking of Serial“, reporters with the Idaho Statesman and Boise State Public Radio will discuss Bergdahl’s case, Serial’s reporting and what happens when an Idahoan becomes the center of worldwide news. Bergdahl’s attorney, Eugene Fidell, said politicians are using Bergdahl to push their agendas.
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. His freedom was part of a controversial swap approved by President Barack Obama in which five Taliban officials were released from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and moved to Qatar, where they are under strict supervision by the government there. The general officer who led the Army’s exhaustive investigation of Bergdahl’s case also does not favor jail if Bergdahl is convicted at a court martial.
“Bergdahl is now stationed at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, near the hospital where he has been treated since his release from captivity”, notes Reuters.
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Bergdahl told military investigators he left his post to get the attention of a top general he wanted to speak to about perceived problems with his unit’s leadership.
