22nd on ft. bragg in the case of u.s. army versus sergeant robert b. bergdahl. the military judge discussed the rights held by the accused, inquired on the record regarding current military counsel and civilian counsel. sergeant bergdahl indicated he was satisfied with his defense counsel. the judge explained sergeant bergdahl s right to be tried before a panel or a military judge. the judge also inquired if sergeant bergdahl wished to enter any motions or a plea at this time. sergeant bergdahl deferred all of these decisions to a later hearing. colonel frederickson also announced that army judge colonel jeffrey r. manse has been detailed for all further judicial hearings in this case and the date for the next scheduled hearing will be january 12, 2016, here on ft.
this morning in that court. this new video that we re showing to you, there he is in uniform, as he still remains in the military. yeah, that s exactly correct. we haven t seen much of him if at all since he was released last year. we saw him enter court today and see that video of him exiting, walking quickly, looking straight ahead and not engaging with any members of the media. you mentioned this podcast serial that has brought a lot of attention back on this case as we move forward with this trial. as you mentioned, the public information officer for ft. bragg is speaking now about this arraignment. let s listen in. i ll pry yovide you with a st statement regarding today s hearing and this is an ongoing legal proceeding, i will not be taking your questions at this time. today army judge colonel christopher t. frederickson convened an article 39-a arraignment hearing december
bragg. this concludes our statement. thank you. the colonel king making ahe brief statement just updating us on what we reported at this arraignment that took place. you saw bowe bergdahl, we can show the video again, i don t know when we have seen him last. there he was in his military dress. he waved the reading of the charges. this is the new video of bowe bergdahl. he waved the reading of the charges, waved making a plea. and has decided to have both civilian and military counsel on his defense team. from this point forward, the proceedings will be officiated by colonel jeffrey vance. but, again, the image of bowe bergdahl, the man accused of abandoning his post, and being capture the by the taliban held for five years, not freed until that controversial prisoner swap, which included five taliban fighters who were held at guantanamo be allowed to leave that detention center. so, again, of course, that s the