Thursday, April 21, 2011

The conditions of detention are still controversial Bradley Manning

Bradley Manning, the American soldier suspected of supplying classified documents to Wikileaks, has changed in prison Wednesday, April 20. Detained since July 2010 at the military prison at Quantico (Virginia), near Washington, he was transferred to another military detention center in Kansas, in the central United States.

The conditions of detention of a former intelligence analyst, who faces jail for life, caused considerable controversy in recent months, the young soldier providing isolated and bullied. Bradley Manning, whose lawyer filed a complaint against prison conditions, said the military authorities in charge of his case have abused their authority by classifying it as a detainee at risk, likely to endanger their physical integrity and requesting conditions of "maximum security".

"With the current restrictions, in addition to being exposed in the evening, I am held in solitary confinement," wrote the soldier in March, saying the guards have to put all of her clothes. He claims that he was forbidden to have him in his cell with his personal effects, he can only read one book or magazine at the time he must go to the end of the day, and that is not allowed to exercise in his cell.

The administration ensures that the transfer is by no means the result of these criticisms, his detention had been conducted in compliance with legal rules. A psychological evaluation designed to determine whether the detainee is fit to be prosecuted required his presence near Washington, but it is over.

At Fort Leavenworth, including Bradley Manning should be a "thorough assessment" of his mental state over the next five to seven days, the Pentagon said in a statement. But to his supporters, that transfer will result in isolation ACRU. "I fear that the army will not move to better isolate that Private Manning," said Jeff Paterson in a statement, a member of his support network.

Kevin Zeese for the lawyer, another member of his support committee, the transfer of Bradley Manning, Kansas "limit its access to his lawyer David Coombs. It also severely limits the opportunities for access to his family and friends of the East Coast. "

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