An appellate court has ruled that a federal judge lacked the authority to overturn former U.S. Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl's military conviction for deserting his post in Afghanistan prior to being abducted and held captive by Taliban-allied forces for nearly five years.
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered the dismissal of Bergdahl's claims in district court on Tuesday. The panel stated that District Judge Reggie Walton in Washington lacked jurisdiction to set aside Bergdahl’s court-martial conviction and sentence in 2023.
