The national guard that leaked military documents in the US appeared before the judge
At the hearing in Massachusetts District Court, Teixeira was told he was facing two counts of posting classified documents online.
At the hearing in the city of Boston, Judge David Hennessy told the 21-year-old guard he had been charged with unauthorized possession and sharing of classified documents posted on social media.
The judge specified that the defendant will remain in custody until April 19, when he will appear in court again, while Teixeira did not make an official defense.
According to court documents, a member of the Teixeira online chat group shared confidential documents and told the FBI that the defendant “preferred to take it home and take a picture of it because he was worried he would get caught” deciphering the documents at work.
It was noted that the young guardsman, who had been known to leak documents since December, was “working in a highly classified system” and had undergone a “very meticulous security check” of his past prior to this assignment.
ATTENTIONS GARLAND TO THE SIZE OF THE CRIMIN.
Responding to questions from members of the press about the leak of confidential information belonging to the US military, Justice Minister Merrick Garland said that Jack Teixeira faces “very serious penalties”.
“Of course it’s illegal if it’s not just about having documents at home,” Garland said. The problem concerns both the storage and the illegal transmission of documents. There are very serious penalties for that.” he used his statements.
Emphasizing the importance of national security for those who signed the agreement not to disclose these documents to receive confidential documents, the Minister of Justice said: “We intend to convey the message of how important this is for our national security.” saying.
EVENT HISTORY
Jack Teixeira, a member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who released US military information on the Internet, was arrested yesterday.
It was noted that the documents leaked online included information about possible defense vulnerabilities in Ukraine, which is at war with Russia, and the number of UK special forces allegedly active in the country.
The leak was first revealed when some members of the group posted parts of the documents on a public online forum. (AA)