Manning Should Be Court-Martialed, Court Official Recommends
All charges against WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning should stand, according to a recommendation made by the investigating officer who presided over Manning’s pretrial hearing last month.
Lt. Col. Paul Almanza, the investigating officer who presided over Manning’s Article 32 hearing, submitted his recommendation on Thursday to Col. Carl R. Coffman, the Special Court-Martial Convening Authority, indicating that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Manning committed the offenses with which he’s charged. He recommended that the charges be referred to a general court martial.