Chelsea Manning left prison. On Wednesday, May 17, the Air Force reported with reference to a representative of the Pentagon. Chelsea served a 35-year sentence for espionage in a male colony, where she was still a man of Bradley Manning, but was pardoned by Barack Obama.

"Finally, Chelsea will be able to live as a woman," rejoices Manning's lawyer Nancy Hollander. The fact that the soldier Manning actually in childhood feels like a beautiful lady, it became known the next day after the announcement of the verdict. In 2013 year. The military tribunal condemned the soldier for divulging state secrets and espionage for 35 years of imprisonment. It was proved that Manning during his service in Iraq in 2010. Intelligence analyst handed WikiLeaks nearly 700,000 documents, including video recordings relating to US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, which killed civilians.

While in prison, Manning twice attempted suicide. After the medical examination, he was diagnosed with "gender dysphoria," a sex-change operation was authorized, and drugs with female hormones. So Bradley became Chelsea. However, the US authorities did not agree to transfer the prisoner to a male prison, and Manning spent 7 years in the men's entourage of Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.

Bradley Manning. Photo by Alex Wong / Gettyimages.

Ru Pardoned her former US President Barack Obama. A few days before the eviction from the White House, in January 2017. , He reduced her sentence to 7 years. Therefore, on May 17 she was released.

According to Chelsea herself, from now on she intends to dedicate her life to helping people.

As the Air Force writes, after the release from prison, Manning will officially be a member of the US armed forces and enjoy all the rights of the military, including medical insurance.