Bradley Manning defense claims victory on due process motion
Prosecutors Ordered to Explain Misleading Statements to Court
By the Bradley Manning Support Network. June 26, 2012.
FORT MEADE, Maryland Judge Denise Lind ordered military prosecutors to provide a detailed account of their discovery of evidence that could help PFC Bradley Mannings defense. The ruling came in response to a motion by lead defense counsel David Coombs, who cited misleading statements made by government lawyers about their efforts to locate required materials.
The Obama administration cant hide from reality forever said Jeff Paterson, a lead organizer with the Bradley Manning Support Network. Any ruling in favor of the truth is a victory for Bradley Manning, because the governments strategy of abuse, obfuscation and outright deception simply wont stand the light of day.
Judge Lind also ruled that the government must provide impact assessments and other reports from the CIA, the FBI, the Department of State, and the Office of the National Counter Intelligence Executive (ONCIX). Coombs complained that he was only made aware of an additional assessment produced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the last round of hearings concluded on June 8.
They knew DHS was doing an assessment for ONCIX and didnt tell the court, said Coombs, citing earlier suggestions made by prosecutors that there was no ONCIX assessment. The court needs to pull at the string of this argument, because if you do, it falls apart.
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