Chelsea Manning is set to speak in Auckland and Wellington. Photo: Getty ImagesThe New Zealand promoter for former US army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning expects a special visa to be granted in time for her speaking events next month. Ms Manning's criminal conviction means she needs a special direction to get into New Zealand, and National wants the Government to deny her entry to New Zealand. The team handling Ms Manning's visa application had advised him that her special direction was likely to be granted this week, he said. Ms Manning was sentenced to 35 years for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified American military and diplomatic documents.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 29, 2018 22:41 UTC