Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

Bradley Manning has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Judge Col. Denise Lind announced the sentence around 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, almost three months after the beginning of the court martial and 1,294 days after Manning was arrested in Iraq for providing WikiLeaks with the thousands of secret documents that became the organization's most famous releases

Manning had been acquitted of aiding the enemy, the most serious charge he faced, but was found guilty of 20 other charges including of espionage at the end of July.

Manning's lawyer David E. Coombs had asked the judge for leniency and for a sentence that "doesn't rob him of his youth," arguing that Manning's leaks didn't put the United States in danger. The prosecution asked for at least 60 years in prison, saying that a long sentence would serve as a deterrent for future leakers Read more...