Bradley Manning Found Not Guilty of Aiding the Enemy
The Army private has been found guilty by a military judge on a number of charges related to the largest leak of classified documents in US history However, he was acquitted on the most serious charge leveled against him However, the Army private was found guilty on a number of other charges related to the largest leak of classified documents in U.
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning has been found guilty by a military judge on a number of lesser charges related to the largest leak of classified documents in U.S. history. However, he was acquitted of aiding the enemy, which was the most serious charge leveled against him.
The decision, issued by Judge Col. Denise Lind, came down around 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
CBS News:
The charge of aiding the enemy was the most serious of 21 counts. It carried a possible life sentence without parole.
Manning was convicted of five espionage counts, five theft charges, a computer fraud charge and other military infractions.
Manning’s sentencing hearing is set to begin Wednesday.
Manning, a native of Crescent, Okla., had prior to the verdict admitted to sending 470,000 Iraq and Afghanistan battlefield reports, 250,000 State Department diplomatic cables and other material, including several battlefield video clips, to WikiLeaks while working in Army intelligence in Iraq in early 2010.
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For starters, negotiating a plea deal would help shore up flagging support on the left.
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The WikiLeaks founder will get a chance to appeal extradition if assurances aren't made.
Manning is facing more than $256,000 in fines, which have been accumulating at a rate of $1,000 a day.
Famous Britons join the crowd protesting U.S. espionage charges against the founder of WikiLeaks, the secret-spilling website.
The global security state, which is not bound by the rule of law, will target all who defy it.
In a blistering letter to the U.S. government, Special Rapporteur Nils Melzer condemns the whistleblower's indefinite imprisonment.
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