Assange extradition order issued by London court

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By Rob Picheta and Amy Cassidy, CNN
Updated 2:33 PM ET, Wed April 20, 2022

... The court issued a formal extradition order in a hearing Wednesday, leaving UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to rubber-stamp his transfer to the US after a yearslong legal wrangle. Assange is able to appeal the decision ...

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/uk/julian-assange-extradition-order-intl/index.html

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1. WikiLeaks Founder Charged (April 11, 2019)

... Assange is charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties ...

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/wikileaks-founder-charged-computer-hacking-conspiracy

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2. Assange Charged in 18-Count Superseding Indictment (May 23, 2019)

... The superseding indictment alleges that Assange was complicit with Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army, in unlawfully obtaining and disclosing classified documents related to the national defense ... If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on each count except for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, for which he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties ...

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-charged-18-count-superseding-indictment

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4. Remarks by U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger (MAY 23, 2019)

... Assange is charged for his alleged complicity in illegal acts to obtain or receive voluminous
databases of classified information and for agreeing and attempting to obtain classified
information through computer hacking.

The United States has not charged Assange for passively obtaining or receiving classified
information.

The indictment alleges that Assange published in bulk hundreds of thousands of these stolen
classified documents.

But the United States has not charged Assange for that ...

PDF DOWNLOAD: https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1165636/download

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3. Charged in Superseding Indictment (June 24, 2020)

... The new indictment does not add additional counts to the prior 18-count superseding indictment returned against Assange in May 2019. It does, however, broaden the scope of the conspiracy surrounding alleged computer intrusions with which Assange was previously charged ... If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on each count except for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, for which he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties ...

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wikileaks-founder-charged-superseding-indictment

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5. Computer intrusion. Like anonymous vs Russia?

As I recall, Wikileaks published material like nyt with the pentagon papers. Are nyt publishers under arrest for co-publishing materials?

Also intrusion was done by others not Assange.

Assange’s crime as I see it is pissing off the wrong powerful people.

Maria Ressa/Rappler has been infuriating Philippine power structure for years. Arrests followed by 2021 Nobel peace prize.

Not to mention all the dead journalists in Mexico and elsewhere.

You might not like Assange’s politics but we should defend his right to publish.

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6. See #4 above