American judge accept the terms of possible means WikiLeaks case
A U.S. military judge Thursday approved the conditions under which the Army Private Bradley Manning would guilty of some, but not all costs, as he passed secret documents to WikiLeaks.
But Judge Denise Lind decision exclusively focuses on the formulation of a proposal from Manning and did not represent the formal acceptance of a plea that could come in future cases.
Lind said Manning would speak to some minor offenses that carry less severe penalties, such as the defense has suggested.
The proposal is not Manning guilty of the serious charge of "aiding the enemy" that can send him to prison for life.
The proposal means of Manning would allow him to take responsibility for leaking a wealth of military intelligence logs and State Department cables to admit, but not for any violation alleged by the government.
And he would not admit to charges he stole the electronic record of the U.S. troops in Iraq, bridged government computer systems or adding unauthorized software on his computer, officials said.
But the offenses would mainly be defined within the legal form of the military code instead of the more serious federal crimes that damage to the national security and ruthless intent call, said the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Lind approved the wording of the eight counts to Manning, accused of the worst security breach in U.S. history. The former intelligence analyst also faces 14 additional counts and military authorities should decide whether this statement.
The proposal would Manning responsible for leaking a video of a helicopter attack without permission, passing along a cache of military intelligence logs and State Department cables and perform unauthorized storage of material, according to a military legal officer who briefed reporters.
The count would be a maximum sentence of 16 years in prison wear, the judge said at a pre-trial hearing in Fort Meade, Maryland, north of the U.S. capital.
The decision came on the third day of a six-day remand, the defense requires the case to be thrown as a result of alleged illegal detention Manning punishment during July 2010 to April 2011 in Quantico, Virginia.
A U.S. military judge Thursday approved the conditions under which the Army Private Bradley Manning would guilty of some, but not all costs, as he passed secret documents to WikiLeaks.
But Judge Denise Lind decision exclusively focuses on the formulation of a proposal from Manning and did not represent the formal acceptance of a plea that could come in future cases.
Lind said Manning would speak to some minor offenses that carry less severe penalties, such as the defense has suggested.
The proposal is not Manning guilty of the serious charge of "aiding the enemy" that can send him to prison for life.
The proposal means of Manning would allow him to take responsibility for leaking a wealth of military intelligence logs and State Department cables to admit, but not for any violation alleged by the government.
And he would not admit to charges he stole the electronic record of the U.S. troops in Iraq, bridged government computer systems or adding unauthorized software on his computer, officials said.
But the offenses would mainly be defined within the legal form of the military code instead of the more serious federal crimes that damage to the national security and ruthless intent call, said the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Lind approved the wording of the eight counts to Manning, accused of the worst security breach in U.S. history. The former intelligence analyst also faces 14 additional counts and military authorities should decide whether this statement.
The proposal would Manning responsible for leaking a video of a helicopter attack without permission, passing along a cache of military intelligence logs and State Department cables and perform unauthorized storage of material, according to a military legal officer who briefed reporters.
The count would be a maximum sentence of 16 years in prison wear, the judge said at a pre-trial hearing in Fort Meade, Maryland, north of the U.S. capital.
The decision came on the third day of a six-day remand, the defense requires the case to be thrown as a result of alleged illegal detention Manning punishment during July 2010 to April 2011 in Quantico, Virginia.
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