Protests at Bradley Manning Wikileaks Hearing

By ⋅ November 27, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
Bradley Manning. (Photo: Department of Defense)

Bradley Manning. (Photo: Department of Defense)

A pre-trial hearing began Tuesday at Fort Meade, Maryland, in the case of Bradley Manning.

Manning is the soldier who allegedly released hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the website WikiLeaks.

The US Army private is due to be court-martialed on 22 charges, including “aiding the enemy.”

But Manning’s lawyers are asking for the case to be thrown out, on the grounds that he’s been mistreated while in custody.

Outside Fort Meade, a small group of protesters – including military veterans – braved the rain to support Manning.

Arun Rath, reporter for The World and PBS Frontline, says the court proceedings are not easy to follow, as documents and motions are not shared with the press.

“It’s easier to follow the military commissions at Guantanamo,” says Rath.

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One comment for “Protests at Bradley Manning Wikileaks Hearing”

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Burkey-Devitt/100001226532768 Burkey Devitt

    Great coverage. Hope to hear more.  Really glad to hear Manning has military support, and these are very brave men and women supporting him.  Does the US Military and its missions represent the people, the taxpayers, or UNOCAL and Halliburton? It’s an important question that goes to the heart of these proceedings.  This is a very important case because Manning is accused of trying to let the taxpayers (and loved ones of servicemen and women) know what was happening.