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| Bradley Manning defence motion to drop charges denied at pretrial hearing | Bradley Manning defence motion to drop charges denied at pretrial hearing |
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| A military judge has refused to throw out the charges against US army private Bradley Manning, who is accused of the biggest leak of government secrets in the country's history. | A military judge has refused to throw out the charges against US army private Bradley Manning, who is accused of the biggest leak of government secrets in the country's history. |
| Army colonel Denise Lind on Wednesday denied the defence motion to dismiss all 22 charges during a pretrial hearing in Manning's court martial. | Army colonel Denise Lind on Wednesday denied the defence motion to dismiss all 22 charges during a pretrial hearing in Manning's court martial. |
| Manning is accused of sending hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents to WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy website run by Julian Assange. | Manning is accused of sending hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents to WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy website run by Julian Assange. |
| The defence has filed a separate motion seeking dismissal of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy. That offence carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Lind tentatively scheduled the trial to run from 21 September to 12 October. Manning has not entered a plea. | The defence has filed a separate motion seeking dismissal of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy. That offence carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Lind tentatively scheduled the trial to run from 21 September to 12 October. Manning has not entered a plea. |
| On Tuesday, the two sides engaged in a sometimes heated courtroom debate over defence claims that prosecutors haven't met their obligation to provide Manning's lawyers with evidence they uncover that could aid the defence, a process called discovery. | On Tuesday, the two sides engaged in a sometimes heated courtroom debate over defence claims that prosecutors haven't met their obligation to provide Manning's lawyers with evidence they uncover that could aid the defence, a process called discovery. |
| Manning's lawyers had argued that prosecutors were so slow in sharing required information with the defence that the only remedy was to throw out the charges. | Manning's lawyers had argued that prosecutors were so slow in sharing required information with the defence that the only remedy was to throw out the charges. |
| Prosecutors maintained that they needed time to obtain documents from civilian agencies and search the records for relevant material. They also accused the defence of making an overly broad, vague request for information. | Prosecutors maintained that they needed time to obtain documents from civilian agencies and search the records for relevant material. They also accused the defence of making an overly broad, vague request for information. |
| Lind asked the prosecutors on Tuesday for several government assessments of potential damage caused by WikiLeaks' publication of the documents. She said she would review the assessments and determine whether they must be given to the defence team. | Lind asked the prosecutors on Tuesday for several government assessments of potential damage caused by WikiLeaks' publication of the documents. She said she would review the assessments and determine whether they must be given to the defence team. |
| Manning, 24, was court-martialed after he was accused of downloading the documents, diplomatic cables and video clips, then sending them to WikiLeaks. He was working as an intelligence analyst in Baghdad when authorities say he copied classified material from government computers in late 2009 and early 2010. | Manning, 24, was court-martialed after he was accused of downloading the documents, diplomatic cables and video clips, then sending them to WikiLeaks. He was working as an intelligence analyst in Baghdad when authorities say he copied classified material from government computers in late 2009 and early 2010. |
| The material WikiLeaks published included cockpit video of a 2007 US Apache helicopter attack that killed a number of civilians, including a Reuters news photographer and his driver. The US government says the civilian deaths were accidental. | The material WikiLeaks published included cockpit video of a 2007 US Apache helicopter attack that killed a number of civilians, including a Reuters news photographer and his driver. The US government says the civilian deaths were accidental. |
| Manning has been in pretrial confinement since he was charged in May 2010. His treatment at a Marine Corps base, where he was confined 23 hours a day in a single-bed cell, caused support for him to swell both in the US and overseas. | Manning has been in pretrial confinement since he was charged in May 2010. His treatment at a Marine Corps base, where he was confined 23 hours a day in a single-bed cell, caused support for him to swell both in the US and overseas. |
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