Sunday, September 20, 2015

The Bergdahl Case Gets Curiouser and Curiouser

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The odd case of Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl got even weirder during his Article 32 hearing conducted by Army officials Thursday and Friday last week.  The Article 32 procedure is the military equivalent of a civilian grand jury, except that the accused has quite a few more rights.  Unlike a typical grand jury, the Article 32 is presented before a single hearing officer, not held in secret, allows defense counsel to be present and to cross-examine witnesses, and to call their own.  All of this occurred at Bergdahl’s hearing. 

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