Pfc. Bradley Manning suffered unlawful pretrial punishment

[MNBrewer]

OK, all you who said his pretrial punishment was A.O.K. and NOT unlawful, and disputed with those of us who said that it WAS unlawful, we have a verdict. It was unlawful.

http://www.salon.com/2013/01/08/judge_manning_endured_unlawful_pretrial_punishment/

"Military judge Col. Denise Lind ruled Tuesday that Pfc. Bradley Manning suffered unlawful pretrial punishment during his nine months held at Quantico. The soldier will thus be granted a sentence reduction of 112 days if he gets convicted, Lind ruled, which is a blow for Manning’s defense team, who were hoping to see their client’s charges dropped.

Although Manning was confined to a windowless, single-occupant cell for 23 hours a day and subjected to a harsh regime of checks and searches, the judge ruled that he had not been held in solitary confinement. She did, however, determine the conditions of Manning’s confinement to be “excessive in relation to legitimate government interests,” according to AP reports."

But, of course, you'll continue with the hair-on-fire accusations that he (somehow) put lives at risk, and is (somehow) a dangerous, criminal traitor who doesn't even DESERVE a trial, right?

[riderinthestorm]

1. "Unlawful pre-trial punishment" = torture. Nice euphemism though.

I wonder if his jury will hear about this and whether the FACT that he was tortured during his confinement will play any part in their deliberations. It indicates that something is deeply wrong with this case and how the government perceives Bradley Manning.

Pretty sick.

K&R.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

2. Not solitary confinement = confined to a windowless, single-occupant cell

for 23 hours a day and subjected to a harsh regime of checks and searches.

Yea, right.

And the solution for the unlawful pretrial punishment during his nine months at Quantico = sentence reduction of slightly more than three and one-half months after he is convicted.

His conviction is a sure thing. It's a kangaroo court.