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Chelsea Manning Released from Prison, Remains on Active Duty Pending Appeal

posted by n1 on Wednesday May 17 2017, @10:31PM   Printer-friendly
from the home-sweet-home dept.

takyon writes:

Chelsea Manning has been freed from the Fort Leavenworth military prison, according to a US Army spokesperson:

In January she tweeted that she wanted to move to Maryland after being released, a state where she previously lived. On Monday she tweeted: "Two more days until the freedom of civilian life ^_^ Now hunting for private #healthcare like millions of Americans =P".

Manning will remain on active army duty while her military court conviction remains under appeal. She will have healthcare benefits but will be unpaid, the army says. An online campaign set up by her attorney has raised $150,000 (£115,725) to pay for her living expenses for the first year after her release. If the appeal is denied, she could be dishonourably discharged from the army, US media say.

The mentioned Chelsea Manning Welcome Home Fund. Also at NPR, NYT, and CNN.

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday May 18 2017, @02:55AM (3 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday May 18 2017, @02:55AM (#511513) Journal

    Oh that's fucking rich coming from you. Manning may be messed up in the head but she's about a million times better of a person than you are.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 18 2017, @07:51AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 18 2017, @07:51AM (#511588)

    I swear, ever since I stuck up for Runaway as not a total conservative Trump voting douche he has done his damned best to prove me wrong. Reminds me of training a dog, can't show too much affection or it goes to their head and discipline goes out the window. They start shitting on the rug thinking they have a free pass on everything!

  • (Score: 2, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 18 2017, @01:56PM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 18 2017, @01:56PM (#511679) Journal

    Your biggest problem in regards to Manning, is that you actually believe he "leaked" stuff for altruistic reasons.

    • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday May 18 2017, @06:30PM

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday May 18 2017, @06:30PM (#511777) Journal

      So? You don't get to bitch about "petty" now with who we have in the Oval Office.

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