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Sealed indictment of Julian Assange, returned 6 March 2018, released on 11 April 2019
In 2012, while on bail, Julian Assange was granted political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he sought to avoid extradition to Sweden, and what his supporters said was the possibility of subsequent extradition to the US.[1][2] On 11 April 2019, Ecuador revoked his asylum, he was arrested for failing to appear in court, and carried out of the Embassy by members of the London Metropolitan Police.[3] Following his arrest, the US revealed a previously sealed 2018 US indictment in which Assange was charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion related to his involvement with Chelsea Manning and WikiLeaks.[4]
On 23 May 2019, a US grand jury added 17 espionage charges also related to his involvement with Chelsea Manning, making a total of 18 federal charges against Assange in the US.[5][6] On 25 June 2020 a new indictment was filed alleging that since 2009, Assange had attempted to recruit hackers and system administrators at conferences around the world and conspired with hackers including members of LulzSec and Anonymous. The new indictment described Assange's alleged efforts to recruit system administrators, Assange and WikiLeaks' role in helping Edward Snowden flee the US, and their use of Snowden as a recruitment tool, and WikiLeaks' exploiting a vulnerability in the United States Congress' system to access and publish the Congressional Research Service reports.[7][8][9][10][11][12] Assange's defenders have responded to U.S. accusations, describing him as a journalist who did nothing more than publish leaked information that embarrassed the U.S. government.[13][14]
While there was support from some American journalism institutions[15][16] and from bi-partisan politicians[17] for Assange's arrest and indictment, several non-government organisations for press freedom condemned it.[18] The New York Times' Editorial Board warned that "The administration has begun well by charging Mr. Assange with an indisputable crime. But there is always a risk with this administration — one that labels the free press as “the enemy of the people” — that the prosecution of Mr. Assange could become an assault on the First Amendment and whistle-blowers."[15][19]
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^"Julian Assange can be extradited to US to face espionage charges, court rules". TheGuardian.com. 10 December 2021.
^Megerian, Chris; Boyle, Christina; Wilber, Del Quentin (11 April 2019). "WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces U.S. hacking charge after dramatic arrest in London". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^Becket, Stefan (23 May 2019). "Julian Assange indictment: Julian Assange hit with 18 federal charges today, related to WikiLeaks' release of Chelsea Manning docs". CBS News.
^"Julian Assange: US hits WikiLeaks founder with 18 new charges, receiving and publishing classified information". News.com.au. 24 May 2019.
^Milligan, Ellen (29 June 2020). Julian Assange Lawyers Say New U.S. Indictment Could Derail Extradition. MSN News via Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^"Julian Assange 'conspired with Anonymous-affiliated hackers'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^"SECOND SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT". 25 June 2020.
^Tucker, Eric (25 June 2020). "'Hacker not journalist': Assange faces fresh allegations in US". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^emptywheel (28 June 2020). "The Government Argues that Edward Snowden Is a Recruiting Tool". Emptywheel. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^"WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Superseding Indictment". www.justice.gov. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^"U.S. offers that Assange could serve sentence in Australia in extradition appeal". The Washington Post.
^Brewster, Thomas. "Here's How The U.S. Claims The Assange-Manning Conspiracy Worked". Forbes.
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^Cassidy, John (12 April 2019). "The indictment of Julian Assange is a threat to journalism". The New Yorker. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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