Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier who leaked hundreds of thousands of secret government documents, was sentenced by a military judge Wednesday to 35 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge.
Because of credit for time served and military parole rules, Manning could be out of prison in as little as seven years, his lawyer said. The lawyer also said that he would seek a presidential pardon, casting the punishment as a disturbing example of the Obama administration’s crackdown on whistle-blowers.
“This does send a message, and it’s a chilling one,” the lawyer, David Coombs, told reporters.
The sentence was imposed in a courtroom here by Army Col. Denise Lind, who presided over Manning’s court-martial. She also ordered that Manning be given a reduction in rank, and that he forfeit all military pay and benefits.
Manning, 25, a former Army intelligence analyst, has said he was disillusioned by an American foreign policy bent on “killing and capturing people” when he released the documents, including battlefield reports and diplomatic cables, to the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks in 2010. Full story...
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Because of credit for time served and military parole rules, Manning could be out of prison in as little as seven years, his lawyer said. The lawyer also said that he would seek a presidential pardon, casting the punishment as a disturbing example of the Obama administration’s crackdown on whistle-blowers.
“This does send a message, and it’s a chilling one,” the lawyer, David Coombs, told reporters.
The sentence was imposed in a courtroom here by Army Col. Denise Lind, who presided over Manning’s court-martial. She also ordered that Manning be given a reduction in rank, and that he forfeit all military pay and benefits.
Manning, 25, a former Army intelligence analyst, has said he was disillusioned by an American foreign policy bent on “killing and capturing people” when he released the documents, including battlefield reports and diplomatic cables, to the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks in 2010. Full story...
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