Amnesty Int'l Urges Support for WikiLeaks Suspect (Manning)

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Source: Associated Press

Amnesty Int'l urges support for WikiLeaks suspect

The Associated Press
Thursday, March 10, 2011; 11:56 AM
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Amnesty International is urging people to complain to the Obama administration about the confinement of the Army private suspected of giving classified information to WikiLeaks.

The London-based human rights group said Thursday it will forward to President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates messages sent through its Amnesty USA website.

Amnesty asked Gates in January to review Pfc. Bradley Manning's pretrial confinement at a military brig in Quantico, Va., where he has been locked up 23 hours a day since July 29.

Amnesty says a week-old requirement for Manning to surrender all clothing at night appears to violate his human rights.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031002571.html

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From Manning's Attorney:

http://www.armycourtmartialdefense.info/2011/03/article-138-complaint.html

Article 138 Complaint

On March 1, 2011, the Quantico Base Commander, Colonel Daniel J. Choike, denied PFC Manning's request to be removed from Prevention of Injury Watch and to have his custody classification reduced from Maximum to Medium Detention-In. The defense filed the following rebuttal to Colonel Choike's response. Colonel Choike will now complete his action on the Article 138 complaint, and then forward the proceedings to the Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, for his final review. If Secretary Mabus denies PFC Manning's requested relief, the defense will file a Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Army Court of Criminal Appeals.

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