The new charges included "aiding the enemy"; wrongfully causing intelligence to be published on the Internet, knowing that it was accessible to the enemy; multiple counts of theft of public records, transmitting defense information and computer fraud. If he is convicted, Private Manning could be sentenced to life in prison.
"The new charges more accurately reflect the broad scope of the crimes that Private First Class Manning is accused of committing," said Capt. John Haberland, an Army spokesman.
The charges provide new details about when prosecutors believe that Private Manning downloaded copies of particular files from a classified computer system in Iraq. For example, the charges say he copied a database of more than 250,000 diplomatic cables between March 28 and May 4, 2010.
The charges also accuse Private Manning of twice "adding unauthorized software" to the secret computer system — once between February and early April 2010, and again on May 4. A press release accompanying the charges said the software was used "to extract classified information" from the system.
Eugene Fidell, who teaches military law at Yale Law School, noted [...]
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