Chelsea Manning reportedly denied entry into Canada
Posted Sep 25, 2017 01:05:45 PM.
Last Updated Sep 25, 2017 01:08:29 PM.
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Former US soldier and intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has reportedly been denied entry into Canada, she said in a tweet on Monday.
In 2013, Manning was convicted by court-martial for violating the US espionage act after disclosing classified and sensitive information to WikiLeaks. She was sentenced to serve 35 years in prison.
Towards the end of his presidency, President Obama commuted her sentence and she was released from prison in May, 2017 after serving 7 years.
As per the letter she posted, she was not allowed to enter the country because of convictions similar to what would be considered treason in Canada.
Manning further tweeted she plans to challenge the denial of entry in an admissibility hearing in the future. The date for the hearing has not been set.
CityNews reached out to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for a statement but did not receive a response at the time of publishing.
