Jack Teixeira, 21, is accused of sharing extremely categorised paperwork about high nationwide safety points.

Washington:

The US airman accused of leaking top-secret paperwork will stay in jail pending trial, a federal choose dominated Friday, after prosecutors argued that he posed an ongoing threat to American nationwide safety.

Jack Teixeira — a 21-year-old Air National Guard IT specialist — allegedly orchestrated probably the most damaging leak of US categorised paperwork in a decade, posting a trove of extremely delicate info in an internet chat discussion board.

The paperwork, which quickly unfold throughout the web, pointed to US concern over Ukraine’s army capability in opposition to invading Russian forces and confirmed Washington had apparently spied on allies Israel and South Korea, amongst different delicate particulars.

Prosecutors argued that Teixeira may nonetheless have entry to categorised paperwork and that “hostile” nations may support his escape if he was launched from jail, additionally saying he had a historical past of creating “violent” statements.

Teixeira’s protection staff stated their consumer now not had entry to such paperwork and that the federal government was exaggerating the menace he posed, arguing he needs to be launched into his father’s custody pending trial.

The airman was arrested final month following a week-long probe and charged with two counts that carry most jail sentences of 10 years and 5 years.

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