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Did something in particular change so they no longer needed her testimony, or did they finally accept her argument that she already told them what she knew and
by sp332 7y ago
Did something in particular change so they no longer needed her testimony, or did they finally accept her argument that she already told them what she knew and had nothing more to say?
Edit: Oh I didn't see that the Assange grand jury was dismissed today!
- ci5er 7y agoShe attempted suicide and a judge decided that she need not be incarcerated to compel her to be a witness.
- callahad 7y agoThat's not at all what the court order says.
- ci5er 7y agoIt also makes the reasonable point that the Assange grand jury had been dismissed, but IIRC (and it's only been two or three hours) the court's statement was clear that incarceration to compel was not necessary. (Probably motivated more by the grand jury's conclusion than the suicide), but if you'd like to tell all of us what you think they said, that would be super!
- tjohns 7y agoThat is most definitely not what the court order says. She was dismissed because the Grand Jury had concluded today, and therefore her testimony was no longer required. The suicide attempt wasn't even part of the discussion.
- jlgaddis 7y agoAs the order states, the Grand Jury is no more and, as a result, her testimony is no longer needed.
- MBCook 7y ago"the court finds Ms. Manning's appearance before the Grand Jury is no longer needed, in light of which her detention no longer serves any coercive purpose."