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With Manning's court-martial approaching in September, his legal team has released details of what they claim is a shocking lack of diligence on the part of the military prosecutors in affording him his basic constitutional rights.
The stakes are high, with Manning facing possible life imprisonment for a raft of charges that include "aiding the enemy."
Manning's main civilian lawyer, David Coombs, has filed a motion with the military court in Fort Meade, Maryland, that sets out a catalogue of delays and inconsistencies in the army's handling of the case.
In particular, he claims the government has failed to disclose key evidence that could help Manning defend himself against the charges.
Source: Raw Story
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Almost two years after Manning was arrested, the military has not yet completed a search even of its own files to see if there is any material beneficial to the defense - -as it is legally obliged to do. care2.com
Manning faces 22 charges relating to the transfer of a massive trove of U.S. state secrets from military computers to the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks. The Guardian
The leaks included video footage of a U.S. helicopter attack on a group of civilians in Baghdad, war logs from Iraq and Afghanistan and hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. embassy cables from around the world. The Guardian
He was arrested in May 2010 in a military base outside Baghdad, where he was working as an intelligence analyst, and has been in custody ever since. The Guardian
For several months after his arrest Bradley Manning was held in a high security prison where the detention conditions were fairly harsh and caused international concern. It was only after a number of prominent academics, legal scholars and political figures, including a British MP, signed a letter of protest that he was transferred to a medium-security jail.
...on and the army cannot conduct a search of its own files??? Just as with Julian Assange it is a case of 'what do we do' we cannot be seen to be weak - or to be liars - or to let Bradley Manning go without being punished.
Administrative procedures are always used - and prolonged - and prolonged - when management know they have to watch every step they are taking. By prolonging a court hearing/trial for Bradley Manning and keeping him in jail - that is just management in damage control.
Psychopaths, sociopaths and narcissists do not care who they hurt - who they ruin - who they torture or who they stand over but they do not win. Eventually their lies and deceit catch up to them - in the case of large corporations and armies and such - it just takes longer. Bradley Manning has the respect of many many many many people - that is something the powers that be will never be able to match - no matter how good their spin doctors and no matter how much money they have and no matter how much power they think they have....
Much Peace...