Julian Assange has been charged with publishing classified documents. He is accused of working with Chelsea Manning to release the material. Assange’s lawyer says the charges should be “deeply troubled by these unprecedented criminal charges” Others say he is a tool of Russian intelligence, but not a threat to freedom of speech, freedom of press is at issue. The charges were filed under the US law, not under the Espionage Act, but under the act of releasing the material to the public. The U.S. government says it is investigating the allegations.”]
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