Bergdahl walked away from his unit in Afghanistan in 2009, saying he wanted to draw attention to problems within the military. And as part of Bergdahl’s release, the White House agreed to release five Taliban prisoners held at Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
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Bergdahl, who also faces a charge of misbehavior before the enemy, barely spoke during the short hearing, answering only “yes” and “no” to a series of questions about whether he understood his rights and the court proceedings.
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During his brief arraignment hearing at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Tuesday, Bergdahl deferred offering a plea in what was his first court appearance pertaining to charges that could carry a life sentence in prison.
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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.
“Picture someone taking a bag, throwing it into the closet, shutting the door and just forgetting about it”, Bergdahl said, according to Stars and Stripes. Some in Congress accused President Obama of jeopardizing the safety of the country.
Major General Kenneth Dahl recommended the soldier’s case be moved to a special misdemeanour-level military court.
The charge of misbehavior before the enemy was used hundreds of times during World War II, but scholars say its use appears to have dwindled since then.
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. He said he left in order to trigger an alert that would gain him an audience with senior military officials, where he could highlight issues he felt were putting his unit at danger.
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“They’re trying to find every dirty little secret”, Bergdahl said. But earlier this month, the Army made a decision to pursue the full “general court-martial” to preserve the possibility of life in prison if Bergdahl is found guilty.
