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Hearing set in desertion case against ex-U.S. POW Bergdahl
Source: Reuters
US | Thu Apr 2, 2015 4:59pm EDT
Hearing set in desertion case against ex-U.S. POW Bergdahl
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - A preliminary hearing has been set for July 8 in the desertion case against U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former prisoner of war in Afghanistan held five years before being swapped last summer for five Taliban leaders, the Army said on Thursday.
Bergdahl, 29, was formally charged last week with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. If convicted of misbehavior, the most serious charge, he could be sentenced to life in prison.
U.S. Army Forces Command said an Article 32 preliminary hearing into the two charges would take place on July 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where Bergdahl has been stationed since shortly after his release last summer.
An Article 32 proceeding is similar to a grand jury investigation under civilian law, and the appearance would be Bergdahl's first before a court since being charged.
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Hearing set in desertion case against ex-U.S. POW Bergdahl
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - A preliminary hearing has been set for July 8 in the desertion case against U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former prisoner of war in Afghanistan held five years before being swapped last summer for five Taliban leaders, the Army said on Thursday.
Bergdahl, 29, was formally charged last week with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. If convicted of misbehavior, the most serious charge, he could be sentenced to life in prison.
U.S. Army Forces Command said an Article 32 preliminary hearing into the two charges would take place on July 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where Bergdahl has been stationed since shortly after his release last summer.
An Article 32 proceeding is similar to a grand jury investigation under civilian law, and the appearance would be Bergdahl's first before a court since being charged.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/02/us-usa-defense-bergdahl-idUSKBN0MT2G620150402
