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A company bugged Julian Assange in the toilet at the Ecuadorian embassy at the request of ‘friends in America’, who plotted to kidnap or poison the WikiLeaks founder, his extradition hearing was told today. A series of extraordinary claims were made by a witness at the Old Bailey about instructions they say they were given … Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would have to be at death’s door to escape the ‘Supermax’ jail regime if convicted in the US, a court has heard. Assange is fighting extradition on charges relating to leaks of classified documents allegedly exposing US war crimes and abuse. The Old Bailey has heard evidence of the 49-year-old’s mental … Read more
Decision on whether Julian Assange will be extradited to the States won’t be made until after US election, judge says WikiLeaks founder fighting being sent to the US for allegedly leaking documents His defence claims move is politically motivated under President Donald Trump Assange, 49, faces an 18-count indictment alleging a plot to hack computers By … Read more
Julian Assange binge-watched footage of war criminal killing himself in court after losing his case, extradition hearing is told Dr Sondra Crosby told court of Assange’s mental health in Ecuadorian Embassy She said he watched the suicide of Slobodan Praljak who drank cyanide Assange was said to be ‘obsessed’ and analysed the man’s face as he was … Read more
Julian Assange binge-watched footage of war criminal killing himself in court after losing his case, extradition hearing is told Dr Sondra Crosby told court of Assange’s mental health in Ecuadorian Embassy She said he watched the suicide of Slobodan Praljak who drank cyanide Assange was said to be ‘obsessed’ and analysed the man’s face as he was … Read more
The US government is wrong to charge WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with publishing unredacted classified documents because they had already appeared online, a court has heard. Computer scientist Professor Christian Grothoff said the organisation was not the first to make public 251,000 diplomatic cables when they appeared on its website on September 2, 2011. Assange, … Read more
Donald Trump ‘offered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a win-win deal to avoid extradition to US if he revealed source of the hacking of Democratic party emails’, court hears Jennifer Robinson, one Assange’s lawyer’s, made statement at Old Bailey today She recalled a meeting with two Trump allies in Ecuadorian embassy in 2017 She claimed they … Read more