Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years. War criminals? Zero. We’ll keep fighting for you, Bradley! [View all]

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Alexa O'Brien ‏@carwinb 53s

Pfc. Bradley #Manning sentenced to 35 yrs (w 1294 days credit) . Reduced E-1. Forfeit of all pay & allowances. Dishonorably discharged.

will be credited with 1,294 days due to pre-trial confinement.

Bradley Manning Sentenced by Military Judge to 35 Years in Prison

By: Kevin Gosztola Wednesday August 21, 2013 10:19 am

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Guards quickly escorted Manning out of the courtroom as supporters in the gallery shouted, “We’ll keep fighting (for) you, Bradley,” and also told him he was a hero.

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Manning is unlikely to serve his entire sentence in prison. He will immediately be able to petition for clemency from the court martial Convening Authority Major General Jeffrey Buchanan. A clemency and parole board in the Army can look at his case after a year. After that initial review, he can then ask the board to assess his sentence on a yearly basis for clemency purposes.

Manning has to serve a third of his sentence before he can be eligible for parole. Appeals application to the Army Criminal Court of Appeals will automatically be entered after the sentence is issued. If Manning or his lawyers do find issues to press, they can take the case to the Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces and then possibly the US Supreme Court.

There is “good behavior” credit, which can be as much as ten days for each month of his confinement.

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The sentence is far greater punishment than individuals in the military, who actually committed war crimes by killing innocent civilians in Iraq or Afghanistan, have received. It is also, when considering proportionality, a level of punishment than what soldiers or officers involved in torture in the past decade have received.

Supporters of Bradley Manning, led by the Bradley Manning Support Network, will now officially begin the next chapter of their effort to free Bradley Manning. This includes pushing for a presidential pardon for Bradley Manning and a college trust fund that would allow Manning to go to college once he was released.

http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2013/08/21/bradley-manning-sentenced-by-military-judge-to-35-years-in-prison/