WikiLeaks trial winds down after 90 witnesses
Updated: Friday, 19 Jul 2013, 3:40 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 19 Jul 2013, 3:40 PM EDT
... Prosecutors presented testimony from 80 witnesses over five weeks. The government's evidence showed that Manning had been warned about the dangers of disclosing classified information to unauthorized persons, including posting it online.
There was testimony that the leaked material revealed military tactics and other information that an enemy could exploit. The government also presented evidence that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden requested and received from an associate some of the documents Manning leaked after they were published on WikiLeaks ...
The defense presented testimony from 10 witnesses in three days, plus one rebuttal witness after resting. Manning did not testify. The defense evidence showed that Manning was authorized, even encouraged, to view a wide range of classified information as part of his job. The evidence was meant to counter charges that Manning exceeded his authorized computer access.
The defense also produced evidence that some of the information Manning leaked was already publicly known before WikiLeaks published it. A defense expert witness, Harvard communications law professor Yochai Benkler, testified that WikiLeaks served a legitimate journalistic function in publishing leaked material ...
http://www.wane.com/dpp/military/WikiLeaks-trial-winds-down-after-90-witnesses_46268373
