Judge David Hennessy said on Thursday that he is still score if Jack Teixeira, accused of leaking classified Pentagon documents, must remain in custody. waiting for the trial to take place.

Teixeira, member of the National Guard, military corps in reserve, appeared this Thursday for the second time before a Massachusetts court and until the decision of the judge, he will remain in prison.

Prosecutors have argued that Teixeira, who is accused of posting classified Defense Ministry documents on social media, should remain in prison during the trial.

Before today’s hearing, Defense lawyers filed a complaint claiming that their 21-year-old client no longer has access to classified documents and argued that the prosecution was exaggerating the danger that Teixeira poses to national security.

Pentagon spokeswoman Pati Ryder declined to comment on the investigation, saying only that investigations are ongoing.

“As for the actions of this person and the extent of the leak, this is still being assessed and investigated,” he said at a press conference.

On April 17, the Pentagon announced it was launching an “in-depth” and 45-day investigation into its security systems after the leak, one of the largest in a decade.

Dozens of classified documents from the US Department of Defense have been leaked and appeared on the Internet with information directed at intelligence and the military about US spying on its allies and the prospect of a war in Ukraine, among other things.

The prime suspect is Teixeira, a young member of the National Guard who worked at an air base in Massachusetts and is accused of crimes related to the transfer and extraction of classified information.

(EFE)