THE man behind the whistleblower website involved in the case of a former Haverfordwest school pupil says he will agree to US extradition if President Obama releases her from military prison.

The outgoing American President could release Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Bradley, who still has family in Milford Haven, from military prison as one of his last acts before leaving office.

Chelsea’s legal team say that a petition for her clemency has allegedly put her on Mr Obama’s shortlist, with the chance of release after already serving six years.

She was sentenced to more than 30 years for leaking hundreds of thousands of war logs, embassy cables and videos to WikiLeaks.

The website announced on Twitter today that if Mr Obama grants clemency he will agree to extradition.

The tweet states: ““If Obama grants Manning clemency Assange will agree to US extradition despite clear unconstitutionality of DoJ (US Department of Justice) case.”

Assange has been living in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations.

He has said that he believes that he would then be extradited to the US by Sweden where the potential for prosecution by Washington remains but charges have not been filed.

The Guardian newspaper reports that Chelsea said the petition for clemency made to Mr Obama was “the last real chance to make my case to go home for a very long time”. She said that the appeal she filed against her sentence last May would take many years to work its way through the courts.

And in an emotional plea for mercy from Obama, adult life either homeless, in the military or in prison. I haven’t had the chance to live my life yet.”

Chelsea’s appeal lawyer, Nancy Hollander, told the newspaper it was time for the president to act before it was too late by reducing the sentence to the six years she has already served.