Lawyers for Chelsea Manning said prosecutors contend she made “false or mistaken” statements during her military trial nine years ago for sharing classified information with WikiLeaks, according to newly unsealed court documents. Assange has been charged under seal, officials have confirmed, a case prosecutors accidentally disclosed in an unrelated filing. Manning was granted immunity from a new prosecution either in federal or military court, according to the filings. “Criminal acts committed by citizens and journalists alike in obtaining information is a proper subject of inquiry by a grand jury,” prosecutors wrote in one of the filings unsealed Wednesday. Prosecutors would not confirm or deny the existence of any such surveillance, according to the documents.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2019 16:14 UTC