Assange faces a maximum of five years in prison if convicted of the conspiracy charge levied against him last month and a potential ten-year prison sentence for each of the charges today under the Espionage Act.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 17 new charges under the Espionage Act for his alleged role in unlawfully obtaining and disclosing classified national defense materials from ex-Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning
The move has been widely considered unusual, as most cases involving stealing and disseminating classified information have focused on the government employees responsible for the leaks, rather than the publishers. The indictment of Assange has raised questions about the scope of the First Amendment and the line to be struck between maintaining government secrets and press freedom.
Assange is currently serving a 50-week prison sentence in London for skipping bail and is also battling an extradition to the U.S. He faces a maximum of five years in prison if convicted of the conspiracy charge levied against him last month and a potential ten-year prison sentence for each of the charges today under the Espionage Act.
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