US Army Refers Bergdahl Case to General Courts Martial Convening Authority

The U.S. military has referred the investigation of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s 2009 disappearance from a base in Afghanistan to a General Courts Martial Convening Authority, to determine if he should be court martialed. In a written statement Monday, the Army said the head of its Forces Command, General Mark Milley, will decide either to prosecute the case or take no further action. The U.S. secured Bergdahl’s release last May in a prisoner exchange with the Taliban. Bergdahl was held...

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