> > > > > Hearings in Fort Meade, protests around the world. > > Bradley Manning’s motion hearing comes to a close with judge upholding the > charge of ‘aiding the enemy’, and prosecution attempting to ban any reference > to the lack of harm caused from future court proceedings. The military > continues to delay the proceedings: extending once again the trial timeline. > As such we need to raise an additional $50,000 for legal defense expenses. > > April 30, 2012. Bradley Manning Support Network. Supporters around the world > took action as Bradley Manning's recent motion hearing came to a close, > bringing him one step closer to actual trial. During the three day hearing > the defense filed motions to remove the charge of ‘aiding the enemy,’ and to > combine a number of the charges filed against Bradley Manning, blaming the > prosecution for having listed a single offense multiple times in order to > unreasonably multiply the sentence. The prosecution also filed a motion to > gag any attempt by the defense to mention the lack of harm caused by the > documents. > > The military has used this hearing as an opportunity to clarify that they do > not care whether Bradley Manning was acting with patriotic motives, or even > whether the U.S. was actually damaged in any way, they still intend to pursue > life in prison. The ACLU explains the alarming injustice of this argument and > how its success would "turn thousands of loyal soldiers into criminals." > > The judge denied the defense motions to consolidate and lessen the charges, > but argued that the prosecution will have the burden of proving that Bradley > Manning intentionally provided material to Al-Qaeda - when alleged chat logs > clearly show Bradley’s intent was to inform the public and to inspire > “worldwide discussion, debates, reforms.” Bradley will return to Ft. Meade > for the next hearing, scheduled June 6-8. > > Supporters raised funds to place 21 ads throughout the Washington DC metro in > time with the hearings, and demonstrations were organized internationally. > Protests were held in Chicago, Ann Arbor, Cleveland, Portland, Washington DC, > Brea, Dallas, Oakland, San Diego, Las Vegas, Salina, Kansas City, > Minneapolis, Sydney, South Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, and of course Fort > Meade. Over the course of the week the National Theatre Wales was also > performing "The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning", a play inspired by > Bradley's life and story. Click here for photos and more of local events. > > Donate now to the Bradley Manning defense fund. > > For more information about the defense fund click here. > > Legal Proceedings > > > New public domain image > of Bradley Manning. > > Tuesday, April 24: Judge Denise Lind rejected a renewed request for > transparency and the defense argued its motions to compel grand jury > testimony and to dismiss all charges with prejudice. However, she granted > in-camera review access to three damage assessments the defense requested – > these assessments evaluate the harm, if any, caused by WikiLeaks’ releases. > > Wednesday, April 25: The judge laid out a tentative schedule for the > remaining pretrial hearings and the court martial itself, set to begin > September 21. Then she denied the defense’s motions to compel grand jury > testimony and to dismiss all charges. The defense argued two more motions to > dismiss, and the ‘aiding the enemy’ charge and Bradley’s intentions were > discussed. Supporters in the courtroom wore ‘Truth’ t-shirts and announced > messages of support for Bradley. > > Thursday, April 26: The prosecution motioned to gag any reference to the lack > of harm caused by the released documents from further courtroom discussion. > Closing the hearing, the judge denied the defense motion to dismiss the > “aiding the enemy” charge. However, the prosecution’s burden of proof is > raised: the government will have to prove Bradley knew America’s enemies > would visit WikiLeaks.org specifically. Again, supporters thanked Bradley > aloud for his steadfast courage. > > New Trial Timeline > > The judge laid out a tentative timeline for the remaining proceedings, again > extending the trial timeline. This follows a long pattern of unreasonable > trial delays whereby Bradley Manning has been in prison over 700 days. It > will have been over two years before he reaches the actual court martial. > > June 6-8 Article 39 pre-trial hearing > July 16-20 Article 39 pre-trial hearing > August 27-31 Article 39 pre-trial hearing > September 19-20 Article 39 pre-trial hearing > September 21 – First day of court martial > October 12 – Estimated completion of court martial > *all dates subject to change at the discretion of the military. > > Demonstrations of Support > > With the help of over a hundred donors, supporters were able to place 21 > metro ads in Washington DC in time for the hearings. They help bring > Bradley’s case back to Washington DC, and into the public eye, just as are > the hundreds of supporters who organized demonstrations around the world. > > > M-1 of Dead Prez with Kevin Zeese from the Bradley Manning Support Network > > > Supporters at Fort Meade > > Occupy the DOJ: > > On April 24th, 2012, protesters gathered in front of the Department of > Justice in Washington, DC, to protest against the brutal treatment of a > number of political prisoners, including Mumia Abu-Jamal and Bradley Manning. > The protest was organized by several community groups who shared the common > goal of sending a strong message to Eric Holder to end solitary confinement, > to stop torture, and to free all political prisoners. Bradley Manning was > abused for 11 months in solitary confinement. > > Guest speakers included Mumia Abu-Jamal who spoke by telephone from prison, > M-1 of Dead Prez, Kevin Zeese of the Bradley Manning Support Network, and > many others. > > Occupy the Courtroom: > > On Wednesday, April 25, Bradley Manning supporters amassed at the front gate > outside Ft. Meade, where Bradley's motion hearing continued. Some advocates > for the Nobel Peace Prize nominee remained outside holding signs, while > others filled the courtroom, wearing "Truth" t-shirts to symbolize that which > has been withheld from the proceedings thus far. > > ABC News reports on the action inside: > > Approximately 20 supporters of PFC Bradley Manning spilled over both sides of > a small courtroom at Fort Meade, Md., the venue for a pre-trial hearing in > the WikiLeaks case this afternoon at which Manning’s defense argued for > dismissing charges against Manning. > > About half of the Manning supporters had “truth” emblazoned across their > shirts. Although their shirts spoke for them, at the very end of the hearing > a few voices made their opinions audible. > > A man yelled out, “Thank you, Bradley,” followed by, “Please free Bradley > Manning.” > > One woman yelled, “I think the military should go on trial.” Then another > joined in, saying, “We need to know what our government’s doing.” > > Donate now to the Bradley Manning defense fund. > > For more information about the defense fund click here. > > > follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend > unsubscribe from this list| view email in browser > > > > Powered by YMLP.com > Unsubscribe / Change Email > Powered by YMLP
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