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DOJ Moves to Dismiss Bergdahl's Case to Overturn Conviction
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Boy, talking about bad timing!!!
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Boy, talking about bad timing!!!
The U.S. government has filed a motion to dismiss Afghanistan deserter and former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's petition to have his military conviction and sentence overturned.
Justice Department lawyers in its civil division filed a motion Aug. 2 asking District Court Senior Judge Reggie Walton to toss the case, Military.com reported.
Bergdahl pleaded guilty in 2017 to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after leaving his post in Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border, on June 30, 2009. He was captured by the Taliban, which held him captive for five years.
Bergdahl had argued that he ditched his post because he wanted to call attention to poor leadership and his observations of the situation in Afghanistan.
But his departure from the remote observation base set off a massive search-and-rescue mission that involved thousands of U.S. troops, some of whom were injured in the effort, Military.com reported.
Bergdahl’s case jumped back in the headlines after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. One of the leaders who supposedly helped orchestrate the takeover, Khairullah Khairkhwa, was reportedly one of five prisoners freed from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and exchanged for Bergdahl's release in 2014.
Justice Department lawyers in its civil division filed a motion Aug. 2 asking District Court Senior Judge Reggie Walton to toss the case, Military.com reported.
Bergdahl pleaded guilty in 2017 to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after leaving his post in Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border, on June 30, 2009. He was captured by the Taliban, which held him captive for five years.
Bergdahl had argued that he ditched his post because he wanted to call attention to poor leadership and his observations of the situation in Afghanistan.
But his departure from the remote observation base set off a massive search-and-rescue mission that involved thousands of U.S. troops, some of whom were injured in the effort, Military.com reported.
Bergdahl’s case jumped back in the headlines after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. One of the leaders who supposedly helped orchestrate the takeover, Khairullah Khairkhwa, was reportedly one of five prisoners freed from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and exchanged for Bergdahl's release in 2014.
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