Assange could go to terror cell

Julian Assange will be locked up in a cell designed for 9/11 terrorists if he is extradited to America, the Old Bailey heard. The WikiLeaks founder, 49, is wanted in the US for allegedly conspiring with army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to expose military secrets between January and May 2010. Federal prison consultant Maureen Baird told Assange’s extradition hearing it was ‘very likely’ the Australian would be held under Special Administrative Measures (SAMs). Appearing on the video-link from her kitchen…

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