Accused WikiLeaker Bradley Manning’s Torture By Isolation
Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of leaking sensitive material to WikiLeaks, has been held for 7 months in what Glenn Greenwald reports are “inhumane, personality-erasing, soul-destroying, insanity-inducing conditions.” Greenwald argues that Manning is being punished without first being convicted, and he speculates that the treatment is meant to intimidate and discourage other would-be whistleblowers. Greenwald explains that Manning is held in solitary confinement, unable to leave his cell for 23 hours a day. He is not permitted to exercise in his cell. He is not allowed a pillow or blanket. Greenwald says Manning spends most of his day sleeping, and is now given antidepressants “to prevent his brain from snapping from the effects of this isolation.” Glenn Greenwald on Salon: From the beginning of his detention, Manning has been held in intensive solitary confinement.
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on December 16, 2010. Filed under