According to a report from the Associated Press, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey has said the Army still may pursue desertion charges against Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, the just-released American GI held captive by the Taliban for more than five years.
Whether the Army ultimately decides to refer desertion charges against Sgt. Bergdahl remains an open question, and it is still too early to tell.
To prove an American service member guilty of desertion under Article 85 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the government would have to prove, by legal and competent evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt, the elements of the crime.
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