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In reply to the discussion: President Correa on Assange in a recent interview. [View all]Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)13. Feinstein renews calls for Assange to be prosecuted for espionage.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/us-senator-calls-to-prosecute-assange-20120701-21b3n.html
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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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''.
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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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''.
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"..because our country is a peaceful territory committed to justice and truth”
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2012
#1
I guess you know that any report on human rights by the US State Dept. on other
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#4
Indeed. Routine torture in prisons, massive numbers imprisoned, prosecution of whistleblowers,
Luminous Animal
Jul 2012
#14
So you admit he is correct when he claims the US is attempting to prosecute him.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#43
UN Secretary General, Ban commends Ecuador’s efforts on democracy, human rights, environment
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#15
No, he has the power, as does any leader of a Democratic nation, to hold accountable
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#21
Thanks for adding the link, sabrina. I've watched all of Assange's shows.
Luminous Animal
Jul 2012
#7