New US charges against Julian Assange could spell decades behind bars
by Jon Swaine in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#4FRGQ)
- WikiLeaks founder charged in 18-count DoJ indictment
- Assange 'risked serious harm to US national security'
Julian Assange could face decades in a US prison after being charged with violating the Espionage Act by publishing classified information through WikiLeaks.
Prosecutors announced 17 additional charges against Assange for publishing hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic cables and files on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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