Lawyer: Treatment of Bradley Manning 'Should Shock the Conscience' of the Court
<div class='node-body'><p>The mistreatment Bradley Manning experienced at the US Marine Corps Brig in Quantico, Virginia "<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g0KBI3anTM-osuXTUPJT5kAWqjJA?docId=CNG.3323cc1e5d9410063f569c60a47dd4ac.631">should shock the conscience of this court</a>," Manning's lawyer said Thursday at a pre-trial hearing.</p>
<p>24-year-old Manning, who faces 22 charges, was held in solitary confinement from July 2010 to April 2011.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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