Assange conspired with hacking groups: US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia and conspired with members of hacking groups - including LulzSec and "Anonymous" - to obtain government secrets, the United States Justice Department has said. The new allegations against Assange were outlined in an updated indictment on Wednesday. The "superseding indictment" does not contain additional charges beyond the 18 counts the Justice Department unsealed last year. But prosecutors said it underscored Assange's efforts to procure and release classified information, allegations that form the basis of criminal charges he already faces. The 48-year-old Assange was arrested last year after being evicted from the Ecuadorian embassy in London and is at the centre of a continuing extradition tussle over whether he should be sent to the US.
Source: AFP
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