Bradley Manning to Face Court Martial over WikiLeaks Case (VIDEO)

The Army has ordered a court martial for PFC Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to Wikileaks.

According to an official statement from Military District of Washington, Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington has referred all the charges against Manning to a court martial.

The recommendation had to be approved by the two superior officers with convening authority for the case.

A trial date will be determined after a military judge is assigned to the matter.

According to the statement, “that military judge will set the date for Manning’s arraignment, motion hearings and trial.”

Serving as an Army intelligence analyst in Baghdad from 2009 to 2010, Manning had access to classified military and State Department files.

He stands accused of having provided Wikileaks with hundreds of thousands of classified files from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as 260,000 classified State Department cables.

Manning faces 22 charges, including aiding the enemy, wrongfully causing intelligence to be published on the internet knowing that it is accessible to the enemy, theft of public property or records, and transmitting defense information.

Aiding the enemy is a capital offense that could potentially result in the death penalty, but Army prosecutors say they’ll instead pursue life in prison if Manning, 24, is convicted.

Manning could also face a reduction in rank to the lowest enlisted pay grade, total forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and a dishonorable discharge.

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