Posted on 04/22/2019 9:01:39 AM PDT by jazusamo
A federal appeals court has denied Chelsea Mannings request to overturn an order finding her in contempt for refusing to testifying before a grand jury.
The order, issued Monday, rejected Mannings argument that a judge improperly denied her request to say whether she was illegally electronically surveilled after she was convicted in 2013 for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks.
Upon consideration of the memorandum briefs filed on appeal and the record of proceedings in the district court, the court finds no error in the district courts rulings and affirms its finding of civil contempt, the order reads. The court also denies appellants motion for release on bail.
Manning had been held in contempt and has been in a federal prison since March, after she refused to testify before a grand jury in a WikiLeaks investigation. A federal judge has ordered her to remain incarcerated until Manning agrees to answer questions.
The order also comes shortly after the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. allege in recently unsealed court filings that Assange sought to help Manning crack a password to a computer on a Defense Department network that contained classified materials.
The prosecutors have noted that its unclear if the password was ever hacked, and the charge against Assange is unrelated to WikiLeaks publication of classified materials.
Legal experts have pointed to Manning's current case as a sign that further charges could be filed against Assange, ahead of his extradition proceedings from the U.K. to the U.S.
Manning previously served seven years of her 35-year-long sentence for leaking the classified materials. Former President Obama commuted her sentence and she was released in 2017.
*** Now that the he/she issue has been addressed, it might be a good idea to realize this is ALL about Assange.
Manning was convicted of releasing classified documents to an uncleared journalist. Did 7 yrs of the sentence and the rest was commuted. Doesnt really matter if you think more time should have been served. The time served was what the law required. This person paid the punishment.... ***
As far as I’m concerned Manning has more balls than most of the men whose reproductive organs are intact. He already testified in his previous trial. This is all about destroying Assange by corrupt the Elite/Imperialist/ Deep state Cabal.
Damn hard to figure out what happened with this crappy writing.
No joke. Liberals that decide this for their kids should be prosecuted for child abuse.
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