Julian Assange

The founder of Wiki-Leaks, Julian Assange became a well-known troublemaker in 2010 when he published information, he received from US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning regarding classified information about US involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq. WikiLeaks also published U.S. diplomatic cables known as the "Cablegate" exposing corruption in countries throughout the world and helping to spark the Arab Spring. It was only then that the U.S. saw the need to investigate WikiLeaks. The investigation claimed that the leaks could cause "serious damage" and put at risk the safety of US diplomats and citizens. But General Robert Carr, a senior counter-intelligence officer who headed the Information Review Task Force (IRTF) testified that the task force had found no evidence that anyone had lost their lives due to WikiLeaks' publication of the documents. 

 
In November 2010, Sweden forwarded an arrest warrant for Assange, but he took refuge in the Embassy of Ecuador in London. Later that year, he was granted asylum on the grounds of political persecution and feared that he might be extradited to the United States. In April 2019, Assange's asylum was withdrawn. He was found guilty of breaching the Bail Act and sentenced to 50 weeks in prison. The U.S. government issued an indictment charging Assange with conspiracy to commit computer meddling related to the leaks provided by Manning. He was being held at the HM Prison Belmarsh in London. As of today, Assange has served his sentence and is now living free in Australia.

 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/bradley-manning-sentencing-hearing-pentagon
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange

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