Monday, June 3, 2013

The Bradley Manning Trial: Everything You Need to Know

Bradley Manning, the source who provided Wikileaks' most important revelations, is set to go on trial more than three years after his arrest in May 2010. His court martial is set to begin on Monday in Fort Meade, Md., and is expected to last through the summer

Much has taken place since Manning was detained in Iraq after hacker Adrian Lamo blew the whistle on him.

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What Has Happened in Manning's Case So Far?

On Dec. 16, 2011, at Fort Meade, a military investigator held an "article 32" hearing — the military equivalent of preliminary hearings in civilian courts — to decide whether or not Manning's case would go to court martial. For six days, the defense and the prosecution discussed the case, bringing in a series of witnesses (including Lamo). On February 3, 2012, the military investigator determined that Manning would stand trial for all 21 charges brought forth by the U.S. government Read more...

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