Chelsea Manning jailed again after refusing to testify about WikiLeaks

Chelsea Manning isn't leaking anything about WikiLeaks.

The former Army intelligence analyst was sent to jail Friday after a judge found her in contempt of court. Manning was supposed testify in a grand jury investigation of WikiLeaks, but she refused, and will be jailed until she speaks or until the grand jury "dissolves," The Associated Press reports.

Manning first refused to testify in the case on Wednesday because much of its proceedings were held in secret, The Washington Post says. She was called back for a second closed-door contempt hearing Friday, saying beforehand that "these secret proceedings tend to favor the government." Manning would be "willing to explain things publicly," she added.

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In 2010, Manning was convicted of leaking huge amounts of classified Iraq War-related material to WikiLeaks and sentenced to 35 years in jail. She only served seven years before former President Barack Obama commuted her sentence. On Friday, Manning's lawyer said it would be "an act of tremendous cruelty" to make Manning return to jail over concerns for the transgender woman's safety and health.

Manning acknowledged Thursday that the court may find her in contempt or deliver jail time if she again refused to testify in Friday's hearing, but she pledged to "stand by my principles." Read her statement below. Kathryn Krawczyk

Update 1 p.m. EST: This article originally misstated Manning's former role; it has been updated. We regret the error.