It created a crisis in the US! The person who leaked the military documents appeared
In the New York Times (NYT) investigation, it was claimed that 21-year-old Teixerira, who was understood to be the leader of an online group, shared information about the US military in this group.
The documents leaked online were said to include information about possible security vulnerabilities in the defense of Ukraine, which is at war with Russia, and the number of UK special forces allegedly active in the country.
Teixeira was recorded to have shared confidential documents with 25 active members from different countries, mostly in their 20s and 30s, in the online group Thug Shaker Central.
According to the report, federal investigators determined that Teixeira had uploaded hundreds of pages of intelligence reports to the chat group’s platform, going back months, and was lecturing its members on the importance of staying abreast of events in the world.
DETENTION
“Today, the Department of Justice arrested Jack Teixeira, a United States Air Force National Guard employee, in connection with an investigation into the alleged unauthorized extraction, storage, and transmission of classified national defense information,” said Attorney General Merrick Garland. in a press release. he used the phrase.
Stating that the arrest, carried out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and law enforcement officers, ended “without incident,” Garland said the case will be heard in the Massachusetts District Court.
Garland thanked the FBI, Justice Department prosecutors and the Department of Defense for their “hard work on the case,” noting that the investigation was ongoing.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The leak was first revealed when some members of the group posted parts of the documents on a public online forum.
US President Joe Biden, who previously expressed “concern” over the leaks that rocked the Pentagon, told reporters during his visit to Dublin: “As you know, a full investigation is underway with the intelligence community and the Department of Justice and are nearing completion.” he said. (AA)