Judge Bradley Manning, a 35-year sentence.

Military judge sentenced on Wednesday blasted. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for seeking out close to the commitment of the government to the army intelligence analyst who leaked the biggest cache of secret documents in U.S. history.

Prison term is likely to encourage the security state that has been rattled by the spill as of the former state contractor security of Edward Snowden's confidence Manning also. urged the government to bring a lawsuit against someone who was instrumental in the publication of documents and Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks.

Manning, 25, was acquitted last month of a serious charge that he faced - helping the enemy - but was convicted of several others, including the abuse of intelligence for copying and publishing the report. concerning the military, State Department cables and assessments. Of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

"The message is not lost for the entire Army," Steven Bucci, director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation said. "When you register, security clearance, and swore an oath to abide by that. It is not an option. ".

Freedom groups condemned the decision of the judge.

"When officers shared information with the press and public will be punished far more severely than others to torture and kill civilians is something seriously wrong with our justice system," Ben Wizner director. American Civil Liberties Union said in a speech that the right to privacy. And technology projects. "This is a sad day for Bradley Manning. But it is also a sad day for all Americans who depend on whistleblowers brave and free press for a fully informed public debate. ".

Manning will be 31/2 years of credit for time served in pretrial detention and abusive treatment he endured in the brig at Quantico Marine made him eligible for parole in seven years. He will serve his sentence at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

On Wednesday, Manning is at attention with his lawyer at his side, and just behind him as he listened to Judge Denise Lind read the sentence aloud. He did not seem to respond to her decision.

Army Colonel Lind also said Manning will be released on the infamous lower levels of private and total cost. He had faced up to 90 years in prison.

While Manning was taken out of the courtroom packed with Ford over half a dozen supporters shouted out to him: "We will fight for you, Bradley! You are our hero. "

According to his lawyer, David Coombs, Manning's defense team said he was distraught after the sentence, "It's okay, do not worry about it. I know you do your best, I will be I will get through this. "

Coombs said at a news conference that he will seek a presidential pardon for his clients in the past week. He read a statement from Manning in the private reiterated his reasons for leaking classified material, he said he was. "I started to question the moral" of U.S. policy. Manning added that if his request for pardon was rejected, he will serve his time. "I know that sometimes you pay a heavy price to live in a free country.".

Judge Bradley Manning, a 35-year sentence.