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Bradley Manning Update By Tina, on April 25th, 2012 A judge has rejected a plea to dismiss charges against Bradley Manning.
Judge Denise Lind also ordered the government Tuesday to release to the court government assessments of the potential damage caused by the online publication of reams of government secrets allegedly by Manning.
His court martial is tentatively set for Sept 21.
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Private Bradley Manning has not yet entered a plea
A US military judge has refused to dismiss the most serious charge against Private Bradley Manning, the alleged source of Wikileaks revelations.
The charge of aiding the enemy – one off 22 charges he faces – carries a life sentence in prison.
Col Denise Lind ruled against a defence argument that the government had not properly alleged that Pte Manning intended to help al-Qaeda.
Pte Manning’s court martial is set to begin on 21 September in Maryland.
In arguing the case for keeping the charge in place, prosecutors said Pte Manning knew the information would be seen by al-Qaeda, regardless of whether that was his main intention.
Col Lind eventually ruled that the charge must be proven during the court martial.
If prosecutors fail to prove Pte Manning knew he was giving information to the enemy, Col Lind said she would consider further motions from the defence.
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