Now Assange is a ‘political prisoner’

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to America for ‘political offences’, his extradition hearing was told. Assange, 48, faces accusations of leaking sensitive military material between January and May 2010. The Americans want to extradite him so he can be tried for conspiring with army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning for leaking classified documents. White haired and clean shaven Assange appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (thurs) via video-link from maximum-security Belmarsh Prison in southeast London. Edward Fitzgerald QC,…