Federal Judge Anthony Trenga has ordered that Chelsea Manning be released from prison. Trenga concluded that the grand jury no longer needs Manning to appear for testimony. Judge Trenga did not waive the $256,000 fine issued against Manning for resisting the grand jury empaneled against WikiLeaks.
Federal Judge Anthony Trenga ordered Chelsea Manning to be released from jail. He concluded the grand jury no longer needs her to appear for testimony. Sadly, this did not come before she attempted suicide. But Chelsea is free.
— Kevin Gosztola (@kgosztola) March 12, 2020
According to reports:
“the court finds Ms. Manning’s appearance before the Grand Jury is no longer needed, in light of which her detention no longer serves any coercive purpose.”
BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the release of Chelsea Manning: "the court finds Ms. Manning's appearance before the Grand Jury is no longer needed, in light of which her detention no longer serves any coercive purpose."
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) March 12, 2020
Manning was scheduled to appear in court this Friday.
Situation is breaking and we will update as information becomes available.
- Dr E
