Army sergeant does not decide on facing trial with jury or only judge and faces life in prison on misbehavior before the enemy charge and five years for desertionUS army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl made his first appearance before a military judge on Tuesday, to face charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy for walking off his post in eastern Afghanistan in 2009.
The 29-year-musty was captured by the Taliban and held captive for five years before being released in May 2014 in a controversial prisoner swap. Bergdahl was returned to the US in exchange for five detainees being held at Guantánamo Bay.
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Source: theguardian.com