Manning hearing resumes

The military court case against the young soldier blamed for the largest leak of classified material in American history has resumed after an Army appeals court rejected a defense effort to remove the presiding officer.

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was back in a military courtroom Saturday at Fort Meade in Maryland.

On 24th birthday, Manning was hearing prosecutors begin presenting their case against him as the source for the WikiLeaks website’s collection of U.S. military and diplomatic secrets.

Presiding over the hearing is Lt. Col. Paul Almanza. An Army appeals court on Friday rejected a defense request to remove Almanza because of alleged bias.

Separately, lawyers for WikiLeaks and founder Julian Assange are asking the Army Court of Criminal Appeals to guarantee them two seats in the Fort Meade Courtroom.

Check back for more details on this developing story.

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