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US judge to rule on whether to unseal complaint against Julian Assange
Source: The Guardian and agencies
US judge to rule on whether to unseal complaint against Julian Assange
• WikiLeaks founder reportedly charged in secret
• Prosecutors inadvertently alluded to charges in unrelated case
Guardian staff and agencies
Tue 27 Nov 2018 13.24 GMT
An apparent criminal complaint against the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is the subject of a federal court hearing in Virginia on Tuesday.
Free-press advocates want a judge to unseal the complaint after prosecutors in an unrelated case inadvertently mentioned charges against Assange, it emerged last month.
A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning in Alexandria.
Prosecutors oppose the motion. They argue the public has no right to know whether a person has been charged until there has been an arrest. The government also says the accidental reference to charges against Assange does not mean he has actually been charged.
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• WikiLeaks founder reportedly charged in secret
• Prosecutors inadvertently alluded to charges in unrelated case
Guardian staff and agencies
Tue 27 Nov 2018 13.24 GMT
An apparent criminal complaint against the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is the subject of a federal court hearing in Virginia on Tuesday.
Free-press advocates want a judge to unseal the complaint after prosecutors in an unrelated case inadvertently mentioned charges against Assange, it emerged last month.
A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning in Alexandria.
Prosecutors oppose the motion. They argue the public has no right to know whether a person has been charged until there has been an arrest. The government also says the accidental reference to charges against Assange does not mean he has actually been charged.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/nov/27/julian-assange-unseal-charges-virginia-wikileaks