# Claim 218

The ACLU said Manning's 35-year sentence was disproportionate next to lighter treatment of officials responsible for wartime abuses.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The ACLU said Manning's 35-year sentence was disproportionate next to lighter treatment of officials responsible for wartime abuses.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: ACLU compared Manning's sentence to treatment of officials
- About: [incident 2010-us-chelsea-manning-espionage-act-wikileaks](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2010-us-chelsea-manning-espionage-act-wikileaks)
- Source: The Chelsea Manning Case: A Timeline. https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/chelsea-manning-case-timeline
- Publisher: American Civil Liberties Union
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2017-01-17

## Quotation from the source

> When a soldier who shared information with the press and public is punished far more harshly than others who tortured prisoners and killed civilians, something is seriously wrong with our justice system.

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