Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Five News Outlets Urge U.S. to Drop Espionage Charges Against Assange

The New York Times and four other major media outlets that first helped WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange publish sensitive U.S. government documents sent a letter on Monday to federal prosecutors urging them to stop prosecuting him.

The open letter, titled "Publishing is Not a Crime," was signed by the editors and publishers of The Times, The Guardian, the French outlet Le Monde, the German outlet Der Spiegel and the Spanish paper El Pais...

He faces extradition to the United States to stand trial for the hacking-related offenses and violating the 1917 Espionage Act. If Assange is convicted, he could serve up to 175 years in prison. more