Whistleblower Chelsea Manning Forces White House Clemency Demand Response

Chelsea Manning, who leaked thousands of personal papers as a “whistleblower,” has been means to force a white residence to respond to a indulgence petition.

On Dec. 11, 2016, The Hill reported that a We a People website petition reached vicious mass in a series of signatures subscribed, requiring a response from a White House. Chelsea Manning, who hold herself out as a whistleblower after carrying leaked Iraq and Afghani personal troops comprehension documents, asked President Obama for a judgment rebate in Nov 2016. She is now into 6 years of a 35-year sentence.

She began a craving strike to prominence jail conditions during Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The whistleblower also attempted self-murder during bonds available unique confinement.

We a People is a website operated by a White House. Once an on-line petition reaches a threshold of 100, 000 signatures with 30 days of posting, it contingency be reviewed by a White House within 60 days. The threshold occurred on a afternoon of Dec. 11.

Both a Americana for Civil Liberties Union and a LGBT village upheld Manning in her quest. The latter’s support arises out Manning’s gender temperament commotion diagnosed by a U.S. Army; where she served as Bradley Manning.

Written by Bob Reinhard
Edited by Cathy Milne

Sources:
The Hill: Petition to invert Chelsea manning’s judgment receives 100k signatures
White House: Petition a White House on Issues that Matter to You
White House, We a People: Commute Chelsea Manning’s Sentence to Time Served
White House, We a People: About We a People
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