U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will face a military court
on charges of desertion and endangering fellow soldiers, the U.S. Army
announced Monday.
Gen. Robert Abrams, the commander of U.S. Army Forces
Command, ordered the court-martial on Monday, breaking with the U.S. military
officer overseeing Bergdahl's preliminary hearing who recommended that Bergdahl
be referred to a special court-martial and face no jail time.
Abrams on Monday ordered Bergdahl's case to a general
court-martial, which means Bergdahl could face life imprisonment if convicted
of "misbehavior before the enemy by endangering the safety of a command,
unit or place."
Bergdahl disappeared from his base in Afghanistan in June
2009 and was held in captivity by the Taliban until the U.S. released five Taliban
detainees in a controversial exchange for Bergdahl in May 2014. Six U.S. troops
died in the months following Bergdahl's disappearance during missions partly
aimed at finding and rescuing him.
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