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struggle4progress

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3. Manning's lawyer asks investigator to step down

Reply to Seedersandleechers (Original post)

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 02:37 PM

Dec 2011

By Joe Gould, Army Times

FORT MEADE, Md. – A lawyer for accused WikiLeaker Bradley Manning has filed a motion asking that the investigating officer in the case recuse himself because of bias.

The civilian lawyer for the private first class, David E. Coombs, alleged the investigating officer, Reserve Lt. Col. Paul Almanza, was biased because he holds a civilian job as a prosecutor for the Department of Justice and because he denied several of the defense's motions ...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2011-12-16/bradley-manning-wikileaks-hearing/52010568/1?csp=34news

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Bradley Manning pre-trial hearing opens amid tight security [View all] Seedersandleechers Dec 2011 OP

Updates on this link dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #1

Great updates! Thank you for the link. EFerrari Dec 2011 #2

Manning's lawyer asks investigator to step down struggle4progress Dec 2011 #3

Manning Hearing Halted as Investigator Considers Recusal Request struggle4progress Dec 2011 #4

Hero bottom line Dec 2011 #5

He should be in jail for the rest of his life. nt hack89 Dec 2011 #6

? bottom line Dec 2011 #7

No Text - I wrote nothing in the message text box. nt hack89 Dec 2011 #8

Thanks bottom line Dec 2011 #10

Yes, he's a hero. Little Tich Dec 2011 #14

At Manning Hearing, Investigator Refuses Recusal struggle4progress Dec 2011 #9

No reasonable person could look at the DoJ vendetta against Wikileaks and at EFerrari Dec 2011 #11

Maybe but maybe not, the question really is simply if he gave cstanleytech Dec 2011 #12

No, the question is about the venue he is being tried in. EFerrari Dec 2011 #13

Since he is or was part of the military he will be tried before whatever cstanleytech Dec 2011 #15

This issue is or was if the investigator assigned is biased and should recuse himself. EFerrari Dec 2011 #16

Interesting but how does any bias if it exists on the part cstanleytech Dec 2011 #17

I am talking about the individual who is adjudicating the hearing. EFerrari Dec 2011 #18

Ah ok, thanks for clearing it up. cstanleytech Dec 2011 #19

Manning's problem is that motive is irrelevant to his charges hack89 Dec 2011 #20