WikiLeaks creator guilty of ‘indiscriminately’ exposing sources’ names, legalrepresentatives inform UK court PUBLISHED : 21 Feb 2024 at 20: 46 A advocate of Julian Assange holds a placard exterior the High Court, which was hearing the appeal by the WikiLeaks creator versus his extradition to the United States, in London on Wednesday. (Photo: Reuters) LONDON – WikiLeaks creator Julian Assange is being prosecuted for publishing sources’ names and not for his political viewpoints, attorneys representing the United States stated on Wednesday as Assange battles to stop his extradition from Britain. UnitedStates districtattorneys are lookingfor to put Assange, 52, on trial over WikiLeaks’ prominent release of huge chests of personal UnitedStates military records and diplomatic cabletelevisions. They argue that the leakages endangered the lives of UnitedStates representatives and there is no reason for his criminality. Assange’s advocates, nevertheless, hail him as a reporter and a hero who is being maltreated for exposing UnitedStates misdeed. Assange’s legalrepresentatives informed the High Court on Tuesday that the case was politically inspired, arguing Assange was targeted for his directexposure of “state-level criminaloffenses” and that Donald Trump had askedfor “detailed alternatives” on how to kill him.
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