Prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia on Thursday unsealed a conspiracy to commit computer intrusion charge against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who had been arrested by British police at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London. [Julian Assange arrested in London, accused by U.S. of conspiring in 2010 WikiLeaks release]Assange is accused of agreeing to help Manning break a password to the Defense Department’s computer network in 2010. [Read the full Julian Assange indictment here]Barry Pollack, an attorney representing Assange in the United States, maintained that even this limited case imperils freedom of the press. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stands on the balcony of the Ecuadoran Embassy in London on Feb. 5, 2016. Military prosecutors argued that the relationship started months earlier, not long after Manning deployed to Iraq.

Source: Washington Post April 11, 2019 13:05 UTC