Sophia Flores of OAN
4:30pm – Wednesday, March 20, 2024
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly considering offering a plea deal to controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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According to a report from wall street journal The Justice Department may approve on Wednesday to reduce Assange’s charges of mishandling classified information.
He is facing 18 indictments in the United States on charges of espionage for releasing hundreds of thousands of classified documents.
Prosecutors allege that Assange, along with U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, hacked into the Pentagon and leaked classified information about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Additionally, his actions “endanger the lives of countless service members and America’s allies,” prosecutors added.
Assange’s supporters appear to outnumber his critics, with many world leaders and US lawmakers calling for his release on press freedom grounds. They argue that Assange was merely fulfilling his role as a journalist by publishing personal information, which is protected under the First Amendment’s freedom of the press. There is.
A British court is in the process of deciding whether Assange will be extradited to the United States to stand trial.
Assange faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted of spying after fleeing to the United States.So far, the WikiLeaks founder has served five years in Britain’s Belmarsh Prison
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