Suspect in Pentagon document leak case indicted

Jack Douglas Teixeira, 21, was charged with six counts, including knowingly retaining and transmitting classified information relating to national defense, the statement said.

Jack Douglas Teixeira, suspect in the leak of classified Pentagon documents. Photo: NYT

Each count of illegally retaining and disseminating national defense information carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, the ministry added.

Teixeira is a suspect in the most serious leak of US security documents in more than a decade, since WikiLeaks in 2010.

The suspect was arrested in April after allegedly posting classified documents on the messaging app Discord, raising concerns about how a low-level employee could have unfettered access to top-secret military secrets. Two commanders in the suspect’s unit were later suspended.

The leaked documents contain top secret information about US allies and adversaries, as well as Ukraine's air defense system and Israel's Mossad spy agency. US President Joe Biden has ordered an investigation into how the suspect had access to the sensitive information.

Trung Kien (according to Reuters)

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