Friday, June 8, 2012

Judge Refuses To Dismiss Wikileaks Charges

US Military Judge Refuses To Dismiss WikiLeaks Charges -- Voice of America

A U.S. military judge has refused to dismiss any of the 22 charges against the U.S. soldier accused of leaking government secrets to the WikiLeaks website.

Colonel Denise Lind denied defense motions to drop 10 of the charges against Private First Class Bradley Manning during a pretrial hearing Friday at the Fort Meade military base in Maryland.

The judge rejected defense arguments that eight counts of unauthorized possession and disclosure of classified information were “unconstitutionally vague.” She also refused to dismiss two charges alleging Manning exceeded his authority to access a Defense Department computer system.

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More News On The Judge Refusing To Dismiss All Wikileaks Charges

Judge Upholds Charges Against Alleged Document Leaker -- US Department of Defense
Court denies dismissal of WikiLeaks charges -- AJC/AP
Bradley Manning fails to persuade military judge to throw out charges -- The Guardian
Military judge refuses to drop 10 counts against Bradley Manning in WikiLeaks case -- MSNBC

My Comment: This does not look good for Private First Class Bradley Manning

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