Chelsea Manning released but faces threat of new imprisonment

After 62 days locked away in a jail cell in Virginia, whistle-blower Chelsea Manning was released from detention on Thursday morning. Even before she got out of jail, however, Manning was served with a new subpoena to demand her testimony against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange before another grand jury on May 17. Thus, she could be returned to jail as early as next week. Manning submitted a powerful declaration of political principles to the federal court on Monday appealing for release, explaining that she would never testify before the current grand jury or any other, no matter the cost to her own well-being. “The idea I hold the keys to my own cell is an absurd one, as I face the prospect of suffering either way due to this unnecessary and punitive subpoena: I can either go to jail or betray my principles,” Manning explained. “The latter exists as a much worse prison than the government can construct.”   Full Report Internationally, the most conscious representatives of the working class are with Manning and Assange. It is the task of the International Committee of the Fourth International, one that we are determined to carry out, to mobilize this immense social force.  We will provide workers and young people with a socialist perspective on which to secure freedom for Manning and Assange, as part of the fight against war, state repression and the malignant growth of social inequality. The fight for their freedom must now be intensified.  We call on all those dedicated to this fight, who understand the gravity of the issues involved in the defense of Manning and Assange, to make the decision to get involved today. Join the Socialist Equality Party in your country and take up the fight for socialism.  Join the SEP: Join Get involved! Protests to demand the freedom of Manning and Assange will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Melbourne, Australia, and at 3:30 p.m. in Chennai, India. A public meeting will take place on Sunday at 2 p.m. in London.

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