THE National Union of Journalists (NUJ) condemned US prosecutors today for filing spy charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces 175 years in prison if extradited from Britain.
A US grand jury has listed 17 counts of espionage against Mr Assange. The charges were unsealed on Thursday in Virginia.
NUJ general secretary Michelle Stanistreet told the Morning Star: “The latest charges of violating the Espionage Act lodged by the US government raises severe press freedom fears in what amounts to an assault on the first amendment of the US Constitution.
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