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      WikiLeaks case: soldier gets 35 years in prison

      Bradley Manning, a member of the U.S. Army, was sentenced on Wednesday for providing classified files to WikiLeaks, in the largest breach of classified data in U.S. history; Judge Colonel Denise Lind convicted Manning last month on 20 counts.

      US soldier Bradley Manning is escorted into court to receive his sentence at Fort Meade in Maryland August 21, 2013. Manning, who was convicted of the biggest breach of classified data in the nation's history, will be told on Wednesday how much of his l (Photo: Gisele Federicce)

      FORT MEADE, United States, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Army soldier Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Wednesday for providing classified files to WikiLeaks, in the largest breach of classified data in U.S. history.

      Judge Colonel Denise Lind convicted Manning last month on 20 charges, including espionage and theft, which could carry a sentence of up to 90 years in prison, although prosecutors had requested a 60-year sentence.

      (By Ian Simpson)