A hearing to decide whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the U.S. has been set for February 2020.
The Justice Department's superseding indictment adds 17 counts ofto a single previous count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. It accuses Assange of illegally inducing Manning to send him classified documents, some of which he published without redacting the names of confidential sources who provided information to U.S. diplomats.
However, Assange denies all the charges and should he appeal against any extradition order the February hearing may only be part of a much longer legal battle.Assange was wanted in Britain for skipping bail in 2012, when he was under investigation in Sweden on charges of sexual assault and rape. He is in Belmarsh Prison on the outskirts of London serving a 50-week sentence for jumping bail in Britain.because his lawyer said he was too ill.
Justice Department officials have said they do not consider Assange a journalist and that they will not target journalists. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers and other officials have said they only charged Assange with publishing a narrow subset of material that included the names of confidential sources, including people who risked their lives talking to the U.S. government.Associated Press and Reuters
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