Navy violated own policy over WikiLeaks suspect

[kpete]

Source: TG Daily

Navy violated own policy over WikiLeaks suspect
Posted on Jul 14th 2011 by Trent Nouveau

A special investigation has determined that the Navy violated its own policy by keeping WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning on extended suicide watch.

Indeed, the commander of the Marine base chose to ignore psychiatrists who 
concluded Manning posed no threat to himself. 



Navy violated own policy over WikiLeaks suspect"On two occasions ... a medical officer determined suicide risk status was no longer warranted and the brig staff did not immediately take PFC Manning off the suicide risk status," Chief Warrant Officer-5 Abel Galaviz wrote in a recent report obtained by Politico. 



"Once the medical officer’s evaluation was provided to brig staff, steps should have been taken to immediately remove him from suicide risk, to a status below that."



Read more: http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-features/57243-navy-violated-own-policy-over-wikileaks-suspect

[gratuitous]

1. So, who goes to jail for this?

Who loses pay and grade? Who gets punished for this?

Oooh listen: Crickets!

[truth2power]

5. So who, higher up, gave the contrary order? Hmm? n/t

[midnight]

2. K&R Good to know...

[Lurks Often]

3. And would some please explain to me what would have happened

if Bradley Manning HAD committed suicide?

How many people on DU would have believed it?

The commander of the brig was covering his ass, because he KNEW that his career would have been over if something had happened to Bradley Manning while in the custody of the Navy brig.


On edit: Policy is not law or even regulations, but a set of guidelines to cover 99% of expected situations.

[Historic NY]

4. +1