BERGDAHL TO FACE DESERTION CHARGE IN GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL


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A date for an arraignment hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C., will be announced later.

Bergdahl’s attorney, Eugene Fidell, said the convening authority — a high-ranking officer charged with deciding whether evidence warrants a court-martial — did not follow the advice of a preliminary hearing officer.

Bergdahl to face desertion charge in general court-martial