court-martial at Fort Meade
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The court-martial at Fort Meade was the high-profile U.S. military trial in which whistleblower Chelsea Manning was prosecuted for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military trial ⓘ |
| causeOfAction | leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| charge |
aiding the enemy
ⓘ
computer fraud ⓘ theft of government property ⓘ violations of the Espionage Act ⓘ wrongful possession of classified information ⓘ wrongful publication of national defense information ⓘ |
| commutation | sentence later commuted by President Barack Obama ⓘ |
| commutationDate | 2017-01-17 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defendant | Chelsea Manning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendantBirthName | Bradley Edward Manning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenseArgument |
lack of intent to aid the enemy
ⓘ
public interest in disclosure ⓘ |
| endOfTrial | 2013-08-21 ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced U.S. government policies on handling classified information
ⓘ
sparked debate on whistleblowing and national security ⓘ |
| judge | Denise Lind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Espionage Act of 1917
NERFINISHED
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Uniform Code of Military Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Fort George G. Meade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media attention ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-profile prosecution of a whistleblower
ⓘ
largest leak of classified material in U.S. history at the time ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerRank | colonel ⓘ |
| pretrialConfinement | Quantico brig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutedBy |
U.S. Army prosecutors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afghan War documents leak
ⓘ
Iraq War documents leak ⓘ U.S. diplomatic cables leak NERFINISHED ⓘ WikiLeaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateOfDefendant | 2017-05-17 ⓘ |
| resultingImprisonmentLocation | United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high security ⓘ |
| sentence | 35 years in prison ⓘ |
| sentenceDate | 2013-08-21 ⓘ |
| startOfTrial | 2013-06-03 ⓘ |
| typeOfProceedings | general court-martial ⓘ |
| verdict |
guilty of computer fraud
ⓘ
guilty of theft of government property ⓘ guilty on multiple counts under the Espionage Act ⓘ |
| verdictOnAidingTheEnemy | not guilty ⓘ |
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