Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl planned for weeks to abandon post
- 9 years ago
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier held captive for five years by the Taliban before being released last year in a controversial prisoner exchange, had planned for weeks to abandon his post, an Army prosecutor said Thursday at a pretrial hearing.
"Under the cover of darkness, he snuck off the post," Maj. Margaret Kurz said at the hearing to determine whether Bergdahl should face a court-martial on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
If convicted, he faces a maximum life sentence.
Bergdahl's freedom was exchanged for five Taliban leaders being held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a swap that was widely criticized.
"Under the cover of darkness, he snuck off the post," Maj. Margaret Kurz said at the hearing to determine whether Bergdahl should face a court-martial on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
If convicted, he faces a maximum life sentence.
Bergdahl's freedom was exchanged for five Taliban leaders being held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a swap that was widely criticized.