US may add espionage to Assange's charge sheet: reports | NickdMiller
Julian Assange is likely to face extra criminal charges and potentially decades in jail in the US in addition to the computer hacking allegation revealed on Thursday, according to media reports in the US and UK.
The department expects to add to the charges against Assange, according to media reports. Possible extra charges include espionage, which can carry a 20-year sentence. CNN reported the investigation into Assange had initially "struggled" with the question of whether Assange and WikiLeaks were protected by the constitutional freedom of speech right that guards journalism in the US.But the view of prosecutors "transformed in recent years", CNN quoted a US official saying, "in part due to new evidence”" such as the 2017 publication of stolen CIA hacking codes.
A judge can decide not to grant extradition if it was in breach of Assange’s human rights, or if his health made it unjust or oppressive to extradite him. Meanwhile, a Swedish woman who claimed that Assange raped her in 2010 has formally requested that prosecutors reopen their investigation, which was put on hold in 2017.The Swedish prosecutor’s office said it had appointed a deputy prosecutor to review the request to reopen the investigation. If Sweden renews a request for Assange's extradition it could take precedence over the request from the US.
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