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Pfc. Bradley Manning Gets 22 New Charges Filed Against Him, and Possible Death Penalty
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Private Bradley Manning, 23, was charged on July 6, 2010, with four counts of violating Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for disobeying an order or regulation and eight counts of violating Article 134, a general charge for misconduct, which in Manning's case involves breaking federal laws. Manning is being accused of illegally downloading and transferring defense information to an "Unauthorized source" , and obtaining 150,000 classified State Department cables, many of which were later released on WikiLeaks. He was just charged with 22 new charges. The most serious of them is "aiding the enemy", which could carry a potential death sentence. According to Pentagon and Military officials, some of the classified information released on WikiLeaks contained the names of informants and others who cooperated with the U.S. military forces in Afghanistan, resulting in the endangerment of their lives. Officials say the U.S. military gathered many of those named and brought them to their bases for protection. "We didn't get them all," Military officials say. Manning's lawyer, David Coombs, wrote on his blog Wednesday that it was uncertain whether any additional charges filed against his client would stick. "The nature of the charges and the number of specifications under each reflects his determination, in consultation with his Staff Judge Advocate's office, of the possible offenses in this case. Ultimately, the Article 32 Investigating Officer will determine which, if any, of these additional charges and specifications should be referred to a court martial," Coombs said. According to Capt. John Haberland, a legal spokesman for the Military District of Washington, "the new charges more accurately reflect the broad scope of the crimes that Pvt. 1st Class Manning is accused of committing."
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March 03, 2011 12:43 pm |
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