THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, is facing proscution [sic] in America for leaking secret cables, the US Vice President, Joe Biden, has disclosed as he branded him a "high-tech terrorist".
Mr Biden said that officials in the US Justice Department were actively exploring ways to prosecute Mr Assange in America over his website’s leaks.
It is the first admission from a senior member of the US administration that efforts are already underway in Washington to bring charges against Mr Assange, who is currently on bail in Britain facing extradition to Sweden on unrelated sexual assault charges.
The 39-year-old Australian-born whistleblower has infuriated the US government by leaking thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables.
He said last week that it looked increasingly likely the US would try to extradite him to face charges related over the leaked cables. >>> John Bingham | Sunday, December 19, 2010
