U.S. Army Private
Bradley Manning will go on trial on February 4 of next year over charges he
"aided the enemy" by passing a trove of classified documents to WikiLeaks, a
judge said Thursday.
The proceedings are
scheduled to last until March 15, said Colonel Denise Lind during a pre-trial
hearing at the
Manning, 24, who
could be jailed for life over the WikiLeaks allegations - the biggest security
leak in American history - is likely to break his silence in the case at another
pre-trial hearing set for November 27, the court heard.
Pre-trial hearings
for the case will resume at
Manning, a former
Among his most sever
charges are the leakage of a video posted by WikiLeaks of a 2007 U.S. Apache
helicopter attack in Baghdad that killed a Reuters news photographer and his
driver. Reuters None of these
documents gave out troop positions or any other military secrets. Private
Manning's intent has been clearly documented: he feared for the future of his
country and he felt desperate to correct our course. Huffington Post According to Amnesty
International, "Manning has not been convicted of any offence, but military
authorities appear to be using all available means to punish him while in
detention. This undermines the Amnesty
International has urged the
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