Assange ‘removed harmless material’

Julian Assange was so intent on avoiding risking the lives of innocent people that he inadvertently removed harmless material before documents were released, the Old Bailey heard. Professor John Sloboda made the claim via video-link in the second week of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing. 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. Mr Soloboda co-founded the NGO Iraq Body Count in…