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| Subject: LOL: US must prove Manning helped al-Qaeda Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:39 am | |
| The US government must prove that Bradley Manning knowingly helped al-Qaeda by leaking secret documents to WikiLeaks in order to convict him of "aiding the enemy", a judge has ruled.
The ruling by Judge Denise Lind at a preliminary hearing raises the bar for convicting Manning – who has admitted leaking the documents but denied aiding the enemy – of the most serious charge he faces.
Judge Lind said the prosecution in the military tribunal must show evidence Manning had "reason to believe such information could be used to the injury of the US", by an armed group like al-Qaeda or another nation.
The 25-year-old US Army private in February admitted to leaking a trove of secret war logs and diplomatic cables to Julian Assange's WikiLeaks website and said he would plead guilty to 10 of the less serious charges against him, which could see him sentenced to 20 years in military custody. Advertisement
But he denied aiding the enemy, which would carry a life sentence.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-must-prove-manning-helped-alqaeda-20130411-2hmob.html |
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