Sunday, December 19, 2010

U.S. Vice President Biden: Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Will Face US Prosecution

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Wikileaks: Julian Assange Facing US Prosecution Bid, Says Joe Biden -- The Telegraph

Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, is facing proscution in America for leaking secret cables, the US Vice President, Joe Biden, has disclosed as he branded him a "high-tech terrorist".

Mr Biden said that officials in the US Justice Department were actively exploring ways to prosecute Mr Assange in America over his website’s leaks.

It is the first admission from a senior member of the US administration that efforts are already underway in Washington to bring charges against Mr Assange, who is currently on bail in Britain facing extradition to Sweden on unrelated sexual assault charges.

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