The Trial of Julian Assange
The Trial of Julian Assange The shocking story of the legal persecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and the dangerous implications for the whistleblowers of the future.In July 2010, Wikileaks…
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The Trial of Julian Assange
The shocking story of the legal persecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and the dangerous implications for the whistleblowers of the future.In July 2010, Wikileaks published Cablegate, one of the biggest leaks in the history of the US military, including evidence for war crimes and torture. He spent the next seven years in asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, fearful that he would be extradited to Sweden to face the accusations of assault and then sent to US. In the aftermath Julian Assange, the founder and spokesman of Wikileaks, found himself at the center of a media storm, accused of hacking and later sexual assault.
demanded his extradition. In 2019, Assange was handed over to the British police and, on the same day, the U.S. They threatened him with up to 175 years in prison for alleged espionage and computer fraud.At this point, Nils Melzer, UN