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U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl's sentencing hearing delayed until Wednesday
Source: Reuters
#U.S. OCTOBER 23, 2017 / 7:07 AM / UPDATED 22 MINUTES AGO
U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl's sentencing hearing delayed until Wednesday
Greg Lacour
2 MIN READ
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) - The sentencing hearing for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who could go to prison for life for deserting his duties in Afghanistan in June 2009 and endangering the lives of fellow troops, was postponed on Monday for two days due to an emergency for a lawyer in the case.
The proceedings at North Carolina’s Fort Bragg will resume on Wednesday, Army Judge Colonel Jeffery Nance said in court.
The hearing is expected to include testimony from soldiers injured in the dangerous search for Bergdahl, who walked off his combat outpost in Paktika province to report what he said were “critical problems” in his chain of command.
The 31-year-old Idaho native was quickly captured by the Taliban and spent the next five years suffering torture, abuse and neglect in captivity. A Taliban prisoner swap that won his release in 2014, organized by the administration of then-Democratic President Barack Obama, was criticized by people in the military and by Republicans.
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U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl's sentencing hearing delayed until Wednesday
Greg Lacour
2 MIN READ
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) - The sentencing hearing for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who could go to prison for life for deserting his duties in Afghanistan in June 2009 and endangering the lives of fellow troops, was postponed on Monday for two days due to an emergency for a lawyer in the case.
The proceedings at North Carolina’s Fort Bragg will resume on Wednesday, Army Judge Colonel Jeffery Nance said in court.
The hearing is expected to include testimony from soldiers injured in the dangerous search for Bergdahl, who walked off his combat outpost in Paktika province to report what he said were “critical problems” in his chain of command.
The 31-year-old Idaho native was quickly captured by the Taliban and spent the next five years suffering torture, abuse and neglect in captivity. A Taliban prisoner swap that won his release in 2014, organized by the administration of then-Democratic President Barack Obama, was criticized by people in the military and by Republicans.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense-bergdahl/u-s-army-deserter-bergdahls-sentencing-hearing-delayed-until-wednesday-idUSKBN1CS1CX