This poor guy…….

From the Miami Herald

NORFOLK, Va. — A Navy lawyer accused of giving classified information about Guantnamo Bay detainees to an unauthorized person will go on trial Monday in a military court, the Navy announced Thursday.

Lt. Cmdr. Matthew M. Diaz, who was stationed at the U.S. base in Cuba for six months, could face more than 36 years in prison if convicted during his general court-martial at Norfolk Naval Station.

Diaz, 41, of Topeka, Kan., is charged with failing to obey a lawful general regulation, engaging in conduct unbecoming an officer by wrongfully transmitting classified documents to an unauthorized person and turning over to an unauthorized person secret information related to national defense.

Diaz allegedly mailed a list containing names and other identifying information about Guantnamo detainees to a civil liberties law firm in late 2004 or early 2005, while working as a staff judge advocate at Guantnamo Bay.

Since 2002, when the U.S. military opened its detention center at the base and airlifted in captives from Afghanistan, civilian lawyers have pressed for access to the detainees and information about them.

The U.S. Supreme Court has twice ruled for detainee rights.

Diaz has remained free and is stationed in Jacksonville.