’Decision is characterized by legal errors,’ her lawyers say
The declaration by the Immigration and Refugee Board means one of the world’s best-known whistleblowers won’t be able to cross into Canada for speaking engagements, work or to visit friends.
The IRB agreed with Manning on many key issues, in fact, but she could not avoid the thorny issue of her convictions.Article content Manning was convicted under the U.S. Espionage Act and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and sentenced to 35 years in prison, the longest sentence ever issued in the United States for whistleblowing. In 2017, after seven years in prison, Manning’s sentence was commuted by U.S. President Barack Obama.Article content
“This action was not supported in law,” Musto said in her decision. The Federal Court ordered an immigration hearing, but none was convened until April 2021 after more legal threats from Manning. Ottawa originally accused Manning of being guilty of “treason.”IRB report “The finds that the Minister’s arguments are simply not founded. Disclosing documents to Wikileaks would not constitute an offence in the Canadian statute. In order for the Canadian offence to be committed, the information must be communicated to a foreign entity or terrorist group. The Minister has not established that WikiLeaks is either one or the other.”Article content
Musto rejected Manning’s defence of necessity — when someone does something illegal but out of an important and laudable need.
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