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February 26, 2013 11:40 pm GMT

Judge Rules Bradley Manning Pre-Trial Was Speedy Enough


The judge presiding over Bradley Manning's pre-trial hearings ruled today that the case has not dragged on excessively, as reported by journalists covering the pre-trial hearing of the alleged WikiLeaks whistleblower.

Manning's defense had requested the judge drop all charges on the basis of the length of his pre-trial detainment. Manning's lawyers argued that his right to a prompt trial had been violated during his lengthy wait for a trial. On Sunday, Manning spent his one-thousandth day as a prisoner, after being arrested on May 26, 2010.

According to the Rules for Courts Martial (RCM) 707, a defendant must be taken in front of a judge within 120 days after the charges have been br…
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