WASHINGTON -- A U.S. prosecutor has inadvertently revealed that Julian Assange, the founder and former editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, has been secretly charged by the U.S. government, confirming long-held suspicions that the U.S. has had criminal charges waiting for Assange should he be extradited to the United States. The revelation comes just
DOJ Inadvertently Confirms Sealed Indictment Awaits Julian Assange if Extradited to the US
The apparently inadvertent revelation of Assange’s indictment comes just hours after a report in the Wall Street Journal revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to indict Assange in such a way that it would trigger his extradition to the United States to stand trial.
By Whitney Webb
