CARACAS, Venezuela - An ace Swedish programmer who was an early, ardent supporter of WikiLeaks has been arrested in Ecuador in an alleged plot to blackmail the country’s president over his abandonment of Julian Assange. The 36-year-old Swedish programmer was arrested Thursday in an alleged plot to blackmail the country‚Äôs president over his abandonment of Julian Assange. The 36-year-old Swedish programmer was arrested Thursday in an alleged plot to blackmail the country‚Äôs president over his abandonment of Julian Assange. The 36-year-old Swedish programmer was arrested Thursday in an alleged plot to blackmail the country‚Äôs president over his abandonment of Julian Assange. Follow Bajak at https://twitter.com/fbajak ___ Follow AP’s coverage of the arrest of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange here: https://www.apnews.com/WikiLeaks
Source: thestar April 12, 2019 22:58 UTC