USA must allow Bradley Manning to use ‘public interest’ defence

Headline Title: USA must allow Bradley Manning to use ‘public interest’ defence 03 June 2013 Bradley Manning must be allowed to argue that he acted in the public interest when he distributed information to Wikileaks, Amnesty International said today as the trial against the US soldier begins in the US state of Maryland.Manning faces multiple charges in relation to obtaining and distributing thousands of classified documents to unauthorized parties, including “aiding the enemy”.The charge of aiding the enemy carries a potential death sentence, although the prosecution has said it would…

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