US says Manning leak hurt human rights work

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50. No. He was not held naked in isolation for nine months.

According to his attorney, Coombs, as stated in Coombs' 27 July 2012 Article 13 motion, Manning was placed on suicide watch 18 - 21 January 2011 and 2 - 6 March 2011 (see pages 27 - 37). According to Coombs' motion, Manning was allowed to wear only his underwear during the day and was required to sleep naked at night during the period 18 - 20 January 2011 and during the period 2 - 6 March 2011; also according to Coombs, Manning was forced to stand naked at morning call 3 - 6 March 2011; from 7 March 2011 on, a suicide smock was provided for nightwear

You can read the motion at this link, provided by Coombs at his website: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_zC44SBaZPoQ2hLa21jNlM0WmM/edit?pli=1

So the defense alleged about 6 days of being required to stay in his underwear during the day, 6 nights of being required to stay in his underwear during the night, and about 4 mornings of being required to present naked at morning call

These claims were contested: IIRC the prosecution offered testimony that the naked-at-night requirement had been imposed only because the brig did not have a extra suicide smock for Manning and was discontinued once one could be supplied; and offered further testimony that Manning himself chose to present naked at parade rest during morning call. I do not recall how Lind found regarding these particular competing claims

In any case, nobody has seriously claimed Manning was held naked for nine months. Nor was he in isolation: he was entitled to regular visitors, for example