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WikiLeaks Row: US intel analyst Chelsea Manning released from jail

Former United States army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was released from a northern Virginia jail Thursday after a two-month stay for refusing to testify to a grand jury. Manning spent 62 days at the Alexandria Detention Center on civil contempt charges.

Chelsea Manning released from jail

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Published : May 10, 2019, 2:12 PM IST

Updated : May 10, 2019, 3:10 PM IST

Maryland: Former United States army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who was put behind the bars on civil contempt charges, has been freed on Friday.

Chelsea Manning released from jail

She was released from Alexandria Detention Center in northern Virginia after living 62-day in the prison for refusing to testify to a grand jury. However, her lawyers fear that she might be sent to jail again.

Chelsea was jailed for refusing to answer questions to a federal grand jury investigating WikiLeaks.

Her release comes following the grand jury's term expired. Before she left the jail, she received another subpoena demanding her testimony on May 16 to a new grand jury.

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Chelsea's lawyers said she would again refuse to answer questions and could again face another term of incarceration.

Chelsea served seven years in a military prison for leaking a trove of documents to WikiLeaks before then-President Barack Obama commuted the remainder of her 35-year sentence.

Last Updated : May 10, 2019, 3:10 PM IST

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