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US
senator calls to prosecute Assange
THE
head of the US Senate's powerful intelligence oversight committee has renewed
calls for Julian Assange to be prosecuted for espionage.
The US Justice Department has
also confirmed WikiLeaks remains the target of an ongoing criminal
investigation, calling into question Australian government claims that the US
has no interest in extraditing Mr Assange.
''I
believe Mr Assange has knowingly obtained and disseminated classified
information which could cause injury to the United States,'' the chairwoman of
the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dianne Feinstein, said in a written
statement provided to the Herald.
''He has caused serious harm to US national security, and he should be
prosecuted accordingly.''
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Seeking
asylum in Ecuador … Julian Assange. Photo:
AP
Senator
Feinstein's call for the Obama administration to move ahead with plans to
prosecute Mr Assange came as a US Justice Department spokesman, Dean Boyd,
publicly confirmed that ''there continues to be an investigation into the
WikiLeaks matter''.
Mr
Assange remains in Ecuador's embassy in London while its government assesses his
application for asylum.
In
a statement made last Friday, one of Mr Assange's British lawyers, Susan Benn,
highlighted evidence of the existence of a secret US grand jury investigation
targeting Mr Assange and other ''founders or managers'' of WikiLeaks.
The
Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr, claimed last week there was ''not the
remotest evidence'' of the US government wanting to prosecute the WikiLeaks
founder.
On
June 20, a US State Department spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, denied any US
involvement in diplomatic discussions relating to Mr Assange's asylum bid or
extradition to Sweden. Yet when asked specifically about the US government's
interest in Mr Assagne she said: ''We want to see justice served. Let's leave it
at that.''
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US
senator calls to prosecute Assange
THE
head of the US Senate's powerful intelligence oversight committee has renewed
calls for Julian Assange to be prosecuted for espionage.
The US Justice Department has
also confirmed WikiLeaks remains the target of an ongoing criminal
investigation, calling into question Australian government claims that the US
has no interest in extraditing Mr Assange.
''I
believe Mr Assange has knowingly obtained and disseminated classified
information which could cause injury to the United States,'' the chairwoman of
the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dianne Feinstein, said in a written
statement provided to the Herald.
''He has caused serious harm to US national security, and he should be
prosecuted accordingly.''
Advertisement:
Story continues below
Seeking
asylum in Ecuador … Julian Assange. Photo:
AP
Senator
Feinstein's call for the Obama administration to move ahead with plans to
prosecute Mr Assange came as a US Justice Department spokesman, Dean Boyd,
publicly confirmed that ''there continues to be an investigation into the
WikiLeaks matter''.
Mr
Assange remains in Ecuador's embassy in London while its government assesses his
application for asylum.
In
a statement made last Friday, one of Mr Assange's British lawyers, Susan Benn,
highlighted evidence of the existence of a secret US grand jury investigation
targeting Mr Assange and other ''founders or managers'' of WikiLeaks.
The
Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr, claimed last week there was ''not the
remotest evidence'' of the US government wanting to prosecute the WikiLeaks
founder.
On
June 20, a US State Department spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, denied any US
involvement in diplomatic discussions relating to Mr Assange's asylum bid or
extradition to Sweden. Yet when asked specifically about the US government's
interest in Mr Assagne she said: ''We want to see justice served. Let's leave it
at that.''
