Julian Assange in a police van after his arrest in London last yearJulian Assange’s extradition case will hear extraordinary claims that the Wikileaks founder was placed under covert surveillance by a company linked to President Trump’s biggest financial backer. Bugging devices and cameras were hidden around the Ecuadorean embassy in central London, where Mr Assange was living as a fugitive, with a direct feed to the US intelligence service, it is claimed. Stella Moris, 37, a lawyer with whom Mr Assange fathered two children while he was living in the embassy, was also allegedly placed under surveillance along with his legal team and high-profile visitors. Julian Assange and Stella Moris at the embassyThe alleged spying and political interference in the case will be at the heart of Mr Assange’s effort to avoid extradition to the US on 18 counts, including conspiring to hack government

Source: The Times September 04, 2020 16:12 UTC