Bowe Bergdahl’s Family Has Received Threats, FBI Says

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl‘s ancestors has accustomed threats back his absolution afterwards 5 years of getting captivated by the Taliban, an FBI agent told CNN on Saturday.

Jani and Bob Bergdahl, the parents of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, allege during a columnist appointment at Gowen Field on Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Boise, Idaho. (Image source: AP/Times-News, Ashley Smith)

“We are alive accordingly with our accompaniment and bounded ally and demography anniversary blackmail seriously,” FBI Special Agent William Facer said in an e-mail.

Facer wouldn’t animadversion on data of the threats. The aggressive agent for the Bergdahl ancestors added that this is a “law administration issue.”

In the canicule back Bergdahl’s release in barter for 5 chief Taliban leaders who were captivated at Guantanamo Bay, abundant accusations adjoin Bergdahl accept alike — including that he was a deserter, that he collaborated with the Taliban, and that he converted to Islam — all of which added fuel to antecedent acrimony over the amends of President Obama’s move to bandy for Bergdahl in the aboriginal place.