GI seeks dismissal of 10 counts in WikiLeaks case
May 24, 2012, 2:25 PM
Associated Press
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) – An Army private charged in a massive leak of U.S. government secrets to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks is seeking dismissal of 10 of the 22 counts he faces.
Pfc. Bradley Manning’s civilian defense lawyer posted the motions on his website Wednesday night. A military judge will hear oral arguments at a pretrial hearing starting June 6 at Fort Meade, Md.
Manning contends eight of the counts are unconstitutionally vague. He claims two other charges fail to state a prosecutable offense.
Manning faces the possibility of life in prison if convicted of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy. He is being held at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
He allegedly sent WikiLeaks hundreds of thousands of classified diplomatic cables and war logs downloaded from government computers,
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