On this day - 3 June

Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Bradley Manning, was a US Army Private First Class who worked as an intelligence analyst. In 2010, it was discovered that she had leaked classified information to WikiLeaks. Manning was charged with 22 offences for this. Aiding the enemy was the most serious crime on the list which could have lead to a death sentence if convicted with maximum punishment. In February 2013, Manning pleaded guilty to 10 of the charges.

On June 3rd 2013, the court martial trial began for the remaining 12 charges. Manning was acquitted of the charge of aiding the enemy, but was found guilty for many of the other charges and sentenced to 35 years imprisonment. In 2017, President Obama commuted the sentence to 7 years inprisonment allowing Chelsea Manning to be released in May 2017.