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Wikileaks source Chelsea Manning fights grand jury subpoena
[DAWN] Chelsea Manning ...formerly Bradley Manning before he decided to become a girl. He, or she or whatever it was, was a misfit Army intel analyst who decided to leak all the secrets he could lay hands on. Sentenced to 35 years in Leavenworth, he was sprung on an Obamapardon in 2017...., the former US military officer placed in durance vile Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! for a massive leak of US secrets to Wikileaks, has been ordered to appear before a grand jury, her lawyer said on Friday. Moira Meltzer-Cohen said she had not been told what the grand jury was investigating, but US media have speculated that it might involve the criminal case against WikiLeaks being developed by federal prosecutors in Virginia. Meltzer-Cohen said Manning had filed a motion to challenge the subpoena, which was immediately put under seal in the mysterious case. "I object strenuously to this subpoena, and to the grand jury process in general," Manning, 31, said in a statement. Grand juries, only used in the US and Liberia, are groups of citizens operating separately from courts who investigate whether to bring criminal charges. They can compel witnesses and suspects to testify. "We’ve seen this power abused countless times to target political speech," added Manning. "I have nothing to contribute to this case and I resent being forced to endanger myself by participating in this predatory practice." Manning, a former army intelligence analyst, was placed in durance vile Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! for 35 years in 2013 for giving WikiLeaks more than 700,000 classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The revelations by Manning, who is transgender and was then known as Bradley Manning, exposed covered-up misdeeds and possible crimes by US troops and allies. Her actions made her a hero to anti-war and anti-secrecy activists, but US establishment figures branded her a traitor. They also made WikiLeaks a force in the global anti-secrecy movement. Then-president Barack Obama I inhaled. That was the point... commuted her sentence, leading to her release in May 2017. Manning is scheduled to appear in front of the grand jury on Tuesday. Posted by: Fred 2019-03-04 |
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