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July 29, 2020

WikiLeaks Lawyer Says Julian Assange Faces Additional Charges in "Political Persecution"
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A lawyer for Wiki Leaks said Monday the United States is preparing to
bring more charges against Julian Assange, who already faces up to 175
years in prison on espionage and hacking charges. Assange is currently
facing an extradition trial in London. This is his lawyer, former
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón.

Baltasar Garzón: "Julian Assange has been the subject of political
persecution in which all of the rules of due process have been broken,
false evidence has been used, illegal evidence has been used, and the
procedure in the United States has been totally contaminated as a
result."



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