Judge in Manning Case Won’t Dismiss Charge of Aiding Enemy

BREAKING NEWS Thursday, July 18, 2013 10:21 AM EDT

Judge in Manning Case Won’t Dismiss Charge of Aiding Enemy The military judge in the trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning decided on Thursday not to drop a charge accusing Private Manning of “aiding the enemy.” If he is found guilty of the charge, he faces a life sentence in military custody with no chance of parole. In February, Private Manning, a 25-year-old Army intelligence analyst, admitted to having leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks. He denied that he was guilty of 12 counts, including aiding the enemy, but pleaded guilty to 10 lesser offenses that could have put him in jail for up to 20 years. The government has said it will not pursue the death penalty against Private Manning. READ MORE » http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/us/judge-in-manning-case-allows-charge-of-aiding-the-enemy.html?emc=edit_na_20130718