Post by Logan on Jul 8, 2016 7:05:01 GMT -6
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A military judge agreed Thursday to give Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl access to emails from several top commanders as defense attorneys probe for evidence of whether his prosecution on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy was unfairly swayed by high-ranking officials.
The judge, Col. Jeffery Nance, ordered the government to give defense attorneys emails regarding the case that were sent and received by the head of U.S. Army Forces Command and his predecessor, along with communications by others involved in decisions about how Bergdahl’s case has been handled.
Nance also “strongly suggested” that prosecutors help defense attorneys arrange an interview with Gen. Robert Abrams, the four-star leader of Forces Command who decided in December to proceed with the general court martial. Abrams declined a defense request for an interview in June.
“They need to be able to sit down with him and ask him some pointed questions,” Nance said during the pretrial hearing.
Read more: magicvalley.com/news/local/judge-allows-bergdahl-lawyers-to-get-top-generals-emails/article_f5ef2476-3a3f-5a2c-ad8b-4289b9dedb1a.html
The judge, Col. Jeffery Nance, ordered the government to give defense attorneys emails regarding the case that were sent and received by the head of U.S. Army Forces Command and his predecessor, along with communications by others involved in decisions about how Bergdahl’s case has been handled.
Nance also “strongly suggested” that prosecutors help defense attorneys arrange an interview with Gen. Robert Abrams, the four-star leader of Forces Command who decided in December to proceed with the general court martial. Abrams declined a defense request for an interview in June.
“They need to be able to sit down with him and ask him some pointed questions,” Nance said during the pretrial hearing.
Read more: magicvalley.com/news/local/judge-allows-bergdahl-lawyers-to-get-top-generals-emails/article_f5ef2476-3a3f-5a2c-ad8b-4289b9dedb1a.html