WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange charged in US

AFP
Published : Nov 16, 2018, 11:10 am IST
Updated : Nov 16, 2018, 11:10 am IST

Prosecutors revealed the existence of the sealed indictment inadvertently in a court filing in an unrelated case, WikiLeaks said.

The exact nature of the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was not immediately known. (Photo: File | AP)
 The exact nature of the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was not immediately known. (Photo: File | AP)

Washington: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was behind a massive dump of classified US documents in 2010, has been charged in the United States, WikiLeaks said Thursday night.

Prosecutors revealed the existence of the sealed indictment inadvertently in a court filing in an unrelated case, WikiLeaks said.

The exact nature of the charges against Assange was not immediately known.

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Location: United States, District of Columbia, Washington