U.S. Army hearing officer recommends no jail for Bergdahl
Source: Reuters
US | Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:36pm EDT
U.S. Army hearing officer recommends no jail for Bergdahl
SAN ANTONIO | BY JIM FORSYTH
The U.S. military officer who headed a hearing in the case of accused deserter Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl recommended that the man held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan should not be sent to a military prison, Bergdahl's lawyers said.
In a memorandum issued on Friday, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Visger, the presiding officer at the so-called Article 32 hearing last month in San Antonio, recommended "non-judicial punishment" for Bergdahl, the lawyers said.
Military officials were not immediately available for comment.
U.S. military prosecutors told the two-day hearing in September that Bergdahl had intended to desert his post. They said his actions fundamentally altered American operations in Afghanistan and called for him to be held accountable.
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