The proposal was disclosed because the pre-trial judge had asked the tribunal's appeals chamber to define the crime of "criminal association".
In a pre-trial ruling, the judge ruled that pain and suffering evidence was relevant to assisted suicide but not murder.
On August 31st the department challenged a pre-trial ruling by the judge, who had demanded custody of all evidence and government documents relating to the case.
"As a result, the military judge delayed pre-trial motions until the near future, when either a closed circuit feed can be set up for the accused to watch the hearings from outside the court room or the accused complies with court order to appear with proper military grooming standards, " the news release said.
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Last month, a military judge at a pre-trial hearing in Fort Meade, Maryland, ruled Pte Manning would have 112 days taken off his sentence if he is convicted.
The judge said at a pre-trial hearing that Pfc Manning had suffered illegal punishment during his nine-month detention after his arrest in 2010.
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At the start of the four-day pre-trial hearing in Fort Meade, Maryland, Judge Denise Lind ruled that Pfc Manning's confinement was "more rigorous than necessary".
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The case was adjourned by Barrow magistrates until the 21 August, for a pre-trial review which will be heard by a district judge.
Lawyers for all three men said that official Army statements -- including West's -- appeared to pre-judge the cases, and made it difficult for their clients to receive a fair trial.
Judge Batts makes these points in an 83-page pre-trial opinion for a class-action lawsuit filed by students, workers and residents of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn who say they were exposed to hazardous materials and polluted air.
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Details of his plea bargain have been kept secret however, as Judge Robert Dawson said he was "concerned, deeply concerned" about pre-trial publicity surrounding the case.
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