Whistleblower lawyer on Assange’s extradition: “It might have an effect on publishers, journalists, bloggers, anybody – me and also you.”
Because the world commemorates Press Freedom Day, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stays held in a maximum-security jail in the UK as america fights for his extradition.
Assange faces 17 counts of espionage and conspiracy to commit laptop hacking for releasing about 400,000 labeled US army paperwork revealing potential US conflict crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
So what would Assange’s prosecution imply for press freedom?
This week AheadMarc Lamont Hill speaks with lawyer and whistleblower and useful resource safety program director at ExposeFacts Jesselyn Radack.
