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By David Dishneau
Copyright: The Associated Press
An Army general has upheld Pvt. Chelsea Manning’s conviction and 35-year prison sentence for giving reams of classified U.S. government information to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, the Army said Monday.
The approval by Maj. Gen. Jeffery S. Buchanan, commander of the Military District of Washington, clears the way for an automatic appeal to the Army Court of Criminal Appeals.
Manning’s appellate lawyers, Nancy Hollander and Vincent Ward, told supporters Sunday in Washington that they expect to argue that the sentence unreasonable. It is the longest prison term ever given by a U.S. court for leaking government secrets to the media. They said they also expect to argue that Manning’s speedy trial rights were violated, that the Espionage Act was misused and that high-ranking commanders improperly influenced her case.
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This level of treason should be punishable by death.
ReplyDeleteHIS name is Bradley, not Chelsea. There is a legal process for changing your name, and HE hasn't done it yet. Until he does, it's Bradley, not Chelsea. There is also a process to go from a he to a she, and once again, he hasn't done it. Until he does, he's a he, not a she. Quit giving this traitor to our country the benefit of the doubt until he puts his money where his mouth is.
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