WikiLeaks defence calls first witness
Attorneys for US Army Private Bradley Manning began presenting their defence, on Wednesday, of the low-ranking soldier blamed for one of the biggest intelligence breaches in US history.
The defence called its first witnesses to the stand this morning at a hearing being held to determine whether Manning should face a court-martial on charges that could send him to prison for life.
The government rested its case on Tuesday after calling a parade of witnesses that included soldiers who served alongside Manning, digital forensics experts who examined his computers and the man who reported him to the US authorities. Manning, 24, is accused of giving secret-spilling site WikiLeaks a trove of US military reports from Iraq and Afghanistan, classified state department cables, Guantanamo detainee assessments and videos of US air strikes.
