The military judge presiding over the case of Pfc. Bradley Manning ruled Thursday to maintain Manning’s most severe charge of “aiding the enemy”—a charge critics are calling a major blow to the freedom of the press.
Firedoglake‘s Kevin Gosztola reports:
The move does not bode well for Manning’s fate. However, while the decision maintains the charges within the case, a final ruling of “guilty” or “not guilty” has not yet been decided.
Manning’s defense had motioned to drop the charge last week, among a slew of other charges being decided upon today. The “aiding the enemy” charge carries the possibility of life in prison.
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