manning's mental health focus of pretrial hearing

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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MANNING_WIKILEAKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-11-28-05-12-53


Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, center, is escorted to a security vehicle outside of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, after attending a pretrial hearing. Manning is charged with aiding the enemy by causing hundreds of thousands of classified documents to be published on the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- The mental health of a U.S. Army private is the focus of a pretrial hearing on charges that he gave classified information to the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks.

The hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning resumes Wednesday at Fort Meade in Maryland. He's seeking dismissal of the case, alleging he was illegally punished before trial by being held in needlessly harsh conditions.

The defense is seeking testimony from an officer whose command included the Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va. Manning was held there for nine months in highly restrictive, maximum custody and "prevention of injury" status.

The former installation commander, retired Col. Daniel Choike (CHOY'-kee), testified Tuesday that brig commanders refused to ease Manning's confinement conditions as recommended by psychiatrists.

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1. WikiLeaks suspect Manning expected to testify for the first time

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/wikileaks-suspect-manning-expected-to-testify-for-the-first-time/2012/11/28/81d46a22-38ce-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_story.html

The Army private accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of military and diplomatic documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks is expected to testify in court for the first time as early as Wednesday, part of an attempt by his attorney to convince a judge that his earlier pre-trial confinement was unlawful.

Supporters of Pfc. Bradley Manning, 24, have alleged that he was mistreated while held at a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va., where he was kept in solitary confinement for more than eight months beginning in August 2010.

Manning faces 22 charges, ranging from the use of unauthorized software on a classified computer to aiding the enemy. If convicted on all counts, he could be sentenced to life in prison.

Manning’s attorney, David Coombs, has filed a motion asking the judge to dismiss the charges against him or reduce any sentence that is rendered because of the alleged mistreatment.

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2. K&R

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3. His treatment has been so OTT...it's disgusting. K&R for the information.

[Auntie Bush]

4. He should be set free. He's already suffered enough...enough to effect his mental health.

Then he should file a law suit if possible/allowed.