Update 12/14/13: Chelsea’s fourth birthday behind bars, lawyer makes public presentations

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Chelsea’s lawyer David Coombs addressed the public and a crowd of supporters in three presentations this week. Efforts are currently focused on the clemency application that will be reviewed by Maj. Gen. Buchanan, but regardless of how that turns out Coombs suggested that Manning should be free no later than February 2, 2020. Ed Rampell writes,

… Coombs said he’s seeking clemency for his client. “But Chelsea… I don’t hold much hope for that,” he said, “because in my 17 years of military practice I’ve rarely seen a convening authority take a step of disapproving findings and sentences. If that doesn’t actually come to fruition, the date I am circling on my calendar is 2 February, 2020. And there is absolutely no reason why Chelsea should not be a free person [the following day].”

A supporter filmed the presentations and has since published the entire talk on Youtube:

Part 1	Part 2	Part 3

Sign sign sign! Amnesty International continues to collect signatures supporting Chelsea’s immediate release. The signatures will be delivered in early 2014 to coincide with Major General Buchanan’s, the convening authority, review of the trial. Sign the petition here.