Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Bergdahl defense can access classified information: ruling
Source: Reuters
World | Sun May 1, 2016 2:11pm EDT
Bergdahl defense can access classified information: ruling
Lawyers for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who faces a potential life sentence for desertion while serving in Afghanistan, will be allowed access to classified material to prepare his defense, a military appeals court has ruled.
Legal proceedings against Bergdahl, which had been halted while the classified material issue was being resolved, can now resume, according to a Thursday ruling by the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals that was made public late on Saturday by Bergdahl's attorney, Eugene Fidell.
Bergdahl, now 30, walked away from his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban, who held him prisoner for five years and tortured him. He later told military investigators that he left his post because he had a plan to tell military brass about incompetence among his commanders.
He was freed in a prisoner swap in May 2014 involving the release of five Taliban leaders who were being held by the U.S. The exchange was criticized by Republicans in Congress.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
Bergdahl defense can access classified information: ruling
Lawyers for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who faces a potential life sentence for desertion while serving in Afghanistan, will be allowed access to classified material to prepare his defense, a military appeals court has ruled.
Legal proceedings against Bergdahl, which had been halted while the classified material issue was being resolved, can now resume, according to a Thursday ruling by the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals that was made public late on Saturday by Bergdahl's attorney, Eugene Fidell.
Bergdahl, now 30, walked away from his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban, who held him prisoner for five years and tortured him. He later told military investigators that he left his post because he had a plan to tell military brass about incompetence among his commanders.
He was freed in a prisoner swap in May 2014 involving the release of five Taliban leaders who were being held by the U.S. The exchange was criticized by Republicans in Congress.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense-bergdahl-idUSKCN0XS1HO
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
