A military officer overseeing the hearing of a US Army analyst accused of leaking government secrets has rejected a request to withdraw from the case.
The request was made by a defence lawyer for Private Bradley Manning, 23, as he appeared at a military court.
He faces 22 charges of obtaining and distributing government secrets - which he allegedly leaked to anti-secrecy site Wikileaks.
The Article 32 hearing will determine whether Pte Manning is to stand trial.
During the hearing, which is expected to last around five days according to the defence team, prosecution and defence lawyers will each make their initial cases and are permitted to cross-examine witnesses.
Friday's session has been adjourned and the hearing is due to resume on Saturday.
The Brits abbreviate "Private" as "Pte" instead "PVT"...
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