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In a solitary confinement non the less, for contempt of court, for refusing to testify in Assange case. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/23/chelsea
by megous 8y ago
In a solitary confinement non the less, for contempt of court, for refusing to testify in Assange case.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/23/chelsea-manning-jail-solitary-confinement-wikileaks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/23/chelsea-mann...
Is this common in US?
- geofft 8y agoI'm not deeply familiar with grand jury process in the US but yeah I think it's unusual to place someone in solitary (which, btw, is torture according to the UN) for refusing to testify to a grand jury. By the way, she has a defense fund if you want to help her out: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/chelsea-manning-needs-legal-funds-to-resist-a-grand-jury-subpoena https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/chelsea-manning-needs-... (I've donated.)
- hannasanarion 8y agoPunishing people for refusing to testify is, yeah. There is no right to non-friend-incrimination. You can stay silent in your own defense, but if the government can prove that you have information on somebody else, they can compel you to give it up.