Chelsea Manning ordered freed from jail in WikiLeaks case after suicide attempt

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Chelsea Manning to be released from jail, concluding Manning's testimony in a WikiLeaks related case is no longer required.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Anthony J, Trenga in Alexandria, Va., came after Manning attempted suicide earlier this week.

"Ms. Manning’s appearance before the grand jury is no longer needed,” Trenga wrote. “Her detention no longer serves any coercive purpose." 

The former U.S. Army intelligence analyst on Wednesday attempted suicide in jail as Manning waited to be compelled to testify before the grand jury. 

Manning had been held in Virginia since May 2019 for refusing to testify in the inquiry.