Chelsea Manning was released from a Virginia jail Thursday after spending about two months behind bars over contempt-of-court charges.
Manning, 31, was detained for 62 days after she refused to testify before a federal grand jury investigating WikiLeaks.
The former Army intelligence analyst was held in contempt of court in March, and despite being released, Manning was served another subpoena and is expected to appear before another grand jury on May 16.
Manning’s legal team released a statement after her Thursday release noting that it is possible Manning could be back in jail in the coming days given the next grand jury hearing.
“It is therefore conceivable that she will once again be held in contempt of court, and be returned to the custody of the Alexandria Detention Center, possibly as soon as next Thursday, May 16,” the statement said. “Chelsea will continue to refuse to answer questions, and will use every available legal defense to prove to District Judge Trenga that she has just cause for her refusal to give testimony.”
Manning has refused to testify further about WikiLeaks, which prosecutors continue to investigate. Manning was arrested in 2010 for leaking more than 700,000 documents and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks.
Despite being sentenced to 35 years, after serving seven years Manning’s sentence was commuted by then-President Barack Obama.
