Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Attends Pre-trial Hearing



Daily Mail: Sgt Bowe Bergdahl appears in court in military attire as lawyers consider how to handle 300,000 pages of classified documents before trial begins this summer

* Bergdahl faces 25 years for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy
* He is yet to enter plea, was in court for second pretrial hearing on Tuesday
* Lawyers have to wade through 300,000 pages of papers for the case
* Meanwhile, Bergdahl's own telling of his story continues on Serial

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl has appeared in court for his pre-trial hearing.

An Army judge is considering how to handle more than 300,000 pages of documents — many of them classified — that will be part of the case against the soldier who walked off an outpost in Afghanistan.

Dressed in military attire, Bergdahl arrived at the courthouse in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Tuesday morning.

He faces charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy in the trial that is expected to start this summer.

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WNU Editor: 300,000 pages of classified documents .... and Bowe Bergdahl's dfense wants access to it. This is going to be a long trial.

More News On Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Attending His Pre-trial Hearing

Classified Documents Prompt Wrangling in Bowe Bergdahl Case -- AP
U.S. Sergeant Bergdahl seeks access to classified information in desertion case -- Reuters
Bowe Bergdahl Update: Court Martial Date Scheduled As Defense Argues Over Classified Documents -- IBTimes
Does Bowe Bergdahl deserve a POW Medal and Purple Heart? His lawyers think so. -- Washington Post

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