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Lawyer: Treatment of Bradley Manning 'Should Shock the Conscience' of the Court

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Published on Thursday, July 19, 2012 by Common Dreams

 

- Common Dreams staff

The mistreatment Bradley Manning experienced at the US Marine Corps Brig in Quantico, Virginia "should shock the conscience of this court," Manning's lawyer said Thursday at a pre-trial hearing.

(photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) 24-year-old Manning, who faces 22 charges, was held in solitary confinement from July 2010 to April 2011.

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