The WikiLeaks founder has been held in a prison outside London for the last five years and fought extradition to the U.S. He is expected to return to Australia.
    • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      5 months ago

      The US alleges that Assange was part of a conspiracy to hack computers in the US, ie he was not just a passive receiver, he was involved in planning the hack.

      The superseding indictment alleges that Assange was complicit with Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army, in unlawfully obtaining and disclosing classified documents related to the national defense.  Specifically, the superseding indictment alleges that Assange  conspired with Manning;  obtained from Manning and aided and abetted her in obtaining classified information

        • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          5 months ago

          I didn’t say I think he is guilty. But the charges against him aren’t what everyone seems to think.

          • sunzu@kbin.run
            15·
            5 months ago

            Man… What is US trying to show here? That they can drum up fake charges on people?

            We got it! Nobody doubted it. We are all quacking in fear!

            It just looks pathetic at this point. Fuck it hound him some more! why do I give a fuck.

            It just looks like a desperate exercise of coercive power!

            • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
              21·
              5 months ago

              I don’t know what is going on here. On the one hand, I don’t trust Assange. On the other hand, I really don’t trust the Trump DoJ. Especially since they indicted Assange after the Obama DoJ concluded he hadn’t broken the law.

              A trial would have been interesting.

    • sunzu@kbin.run
      1·
      5 months ago

      Original allegations suggested that russian operatives supplied wikileaks with the docs