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It's for an alleged "conspiracy to commit computer intrusion" with Chelsea Manning where the US claims he helped Manning get access to a passphrase so they coul
by cyphar 8y ago
It's for an alleged "conspiracy to commit computer intrusion" with Chelsea Manning where the US claims he helped Manning get access to a passphrase so they could get some more documents[1]. We found out -- though it was criminally under-reported -- in 2018 that a case had been filed by the DOJ[2], but it's now public.
[1]: https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-arrested-at-ecuadorian-embassy-london-police-say-20190411-p51ddg.html https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/wikileaks-founder-julian...
[2]: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/nov/16/julian-assange-charged-in-secret-mistake-on-us-court-filing-suggests https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/nov/16/julian-assange...
- foldr 8y agoNo, I mean that the US doesn't have any more of a "politically safe" reason for extraditing him than it ever did, so far as I can see.