Chelsea
Manning found guilty of violating military prison rules
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[August 19, 2015]
By Victoria Cavaliere
(Reuters) - Soldier Chelsea Manning, who
is serving 35 years in a military prison for leaking classified
documents to WikiLeaks, was found guilty on Tuesday of violating jail
rules and given three weeks of recreation curbs, the American Civil
Liberties Union said.
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The former intelligence analyst was convicted in 2013 of providing
more than 700,000 documents, videos, diplomatic cables and
battlefield accounts to WikiLeaks, in the biggest breach of
classified materials in U.S. history.
She was facing possible solitary confinement for the infractions at
the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
"Chelsea's ridiculous convictions today will not silence her," her
attorney Nancy Hollander said on Twitter. "And we will fight even
harder in her appeal to overturn all her convictions."
Manning, who was born a man but identifies as a woman, faced a
disciplinary board on Tuesday on charges of attempted disrespect and
possession of prohibited books and magazines during administrative
segregation, Hollander said, among other charges.
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These included misuse of medicine, pertaining to expired toothpaste,
and disorderly conduct, for pushing food onto the floor.
Manning was found guilty of all charges and sentenced to 21 days
without access to recreation, including the gym, library and
outdoors.
She had faced a maximum penalty of indefinite solitary confinement.
Items confiscated from Manning included a Vanity Fair magazine whose
cover featured former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner, who is
transitioning to life as a woman.
Manning, known as Bradley Manning before a name change after her
arrest, had some books and novels on gay and transgender themes,
Hollander said last week.
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Manning's supporters on Tuesday delivered a petition with more than
100,000 signatures to Army officials in Washington, accusing them of
trying to silence her and urging them to drop the charges, according
to the website Freechelsea.com.
The U.S. Army did not immediately return a telephone call seeking
comment.
Manning worked as an intelligence analyst in Baghdad when she gave
WikiLeaks the government material.
Last year, the Pentagon said the U.S. Army would provide gender
identity treatment for Manning. Hollander said the Army was
providing hormone treatment for her.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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