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Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning was jailed on Friday after refusing to answer questions from a federal grand jury in Virginia looking into the release of documents to WikiLeaks, reports NBC News.
U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton told Manning that she would remain in federal custody “until she purges or the end of the life of the grand jury” a statement from her representatives said.
Earlier in the day, Manning told reporters that she was prepared to go to jail following the closed hearing for her resistance to provide testimony because she doesn’t believe in the grand jury process.
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