The former soldier is scheduled to appear for a hearing on Friday
has been hospitalized following a suicide attempt, her legal team confirmed Wednesday.
Manning, 32, is currently recovering from the incident at a hospital, her lawyer said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. She is still scheduled to appear before a judge on Friday regarding a motion to terminate the civil contempt sanctions stemming from her refusal to testify before a grand jury. The former soldier has remained in jail for almost a year after refusing to answer any questions regarding her ties to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently under investigation for publishing thousands of classified and sensitive military documents in 2010. last year after spending 62 days behind bars, she was taken back into federal custody in May when a judge ordered her to be confinement for the duration of the WikiLeaks investigation or until she testifies.
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