WikiLeaks, Chelsea Manning orders release of US military secrets
WikiLeaks, Chelsea Manning orders release of US military secrets Chelsea Manning release of US military secrets An American judge has ordered the immediate release of former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning from prison. Manning was jailed for refusing to testify in a WikiLeaks investigation. She was detained in the US state of Virginia since May 2019. Chelsea were to appear before the court on Friday, but the judge decided they did not have to testify. Chelsea was convicted in 2013 of various charges, including espionage, for leaking secret military documents to WikiLeaks . He was fined more than two and a half million dollars for refusing to contribute to the inquiry. His legal team applied for a penalty waiver, but the judge ordered him to pay the entire amount. Twenty-two-year-old Manning refused to answer questions from WikiLeaks investigators because he said he testified during the 2013 trial. His release on Thursday came after a statement from his...