Attorney: U.S. Case Against Julian Assange Falls Apart, as Key Witness S...

CA 9+ #DemocracyNow Attorney: U.S. Case Against Julian Assange Falls Apart, as Key Witness Says He Lied to Get Immunity 218,847 views Jun 28, 2021 8.2K 122 Share Save Democracy Now! 910K subscribers One of the main witnesses in Julian Assange’s extradition case has admitted he made false claims against Assange in exchange for immunity from prosecution, a bombshell revelation that could have a major impact on the WikiLeaks founder’s fate. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison if brought to the U.S., where he was indicted for violations of the Espionage Act related to the publication of classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes. According to a new article in the Icelandic newspaper Stundin, the convicted hacker Sigurdur “Siggi” Thordarson falsely claimed he was a prominent WikiLeaks representative instructed by Assange to carry out hacking attacks, but he was in fact only tangentially involved with the organization. The article suggests the U.S. Justice Department collaborated with Thordarson to generate the indictment for Assange that was submitted to the British courts. “This is just the latest revelation to demonstrate why the U.S. case should be dropped,” says Jennifer Robinson, a human rights attorney who has been advising Assange and WikiLeaks since 2010. “The factual basis for this case has completely fallen apart.” #DemocracyNow Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: https://democracynow.org/donate FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: YouTube: http://youtube.com/democracynow Facebook: http://facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: https://twitter.com/democracynow Instagram: http://instagram.com/democracynow SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/democracynow iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/demo... Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe 2,080 Comments Auggie Giuseppe Add a public comment... MzDaughtry 619 MzDaughtry 619 1 week ago People who dont believe our government is corrupt need only pay attention to this case. This man is being persecuted for telling the American people the truth. He is a hero! 1K The Teapot The Teapot 5 days ago "If exposure of crimes is treated like a crime, then we are ruled by criminals" (Edward snowden) 302 Ana Kamhi Ana Kamhi 6 days ago Assange is a hero! That’s how heroes get treated around the world. 216 Sunny Light Sunny Light 1 week ago Drop the Charges! Telling the Truth is NOT a crime and detention without a trial is illegal and a Grotesque Violation of Julian Assange Human Rights under International Law and the Geneva Conventions. Justice and Freedom for Political Prisoner Julian Assange Now!! 186 Nadine Soussi Nadine Soussi 1 week ago The Australian government should be charged with negligence they should be ashamed for letting this Australian citizen down so badly ,shame ,shame ,shame free him now ,right now, enough is enough 432 THE SHY SPOONER THE SHY SPOONER 1 week ago The whistleblowers are the true Patriots 945 Jos Nijsten Jos Nijsten 1 week ago What about the killers in the US helicopter? Are they being persecuted for those mass murders? And all the other crimes by US army? 181 Ask Elephant Ask Elephant 5 days ago FREE THE INNOCENT MAN AND PROSECUTE CRIMINALS FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY! 41 Bright Sky Bright Sky 1 week ago The U.S. government is punishing Julian Assange simply for informing the public about things they have the right to know and for embarrassing political officials who are very powerful. Honest Journalism IS NOT a crime!! Free Julian Assange Immediately!! 77 sunflower sunflower 4 days ago This woman is incredible; she has been there since the beginning, she deserves a medal , and definitely so much more. She is simply awesome.Thank you so much for all you have done. Please, don't stop. 39 Carlos Castro Carlos Castro 1 week ago (edited) WHY IS HE IN LEGAL TROUBLE FOR EXPOSING WAR CRIMES TO BEGIN WITH? SHOULD BE GETTING AN AWARD IF ANYTHING. 740 W M W M 1 week ago Julian Assange is our generation oppressed equivalent to Nelson Mandela... Freedom FOR Assange FREEDOM for us All!! 73 Barry Barry Barry Barry 6 days ago The "Elites" don't like anyone exposing their nefarious ways, they will do whatever it takes to silence "anybody" who gets in their way!!! 46 Josh Foster Josh Foster 1 week ago In the empire of lies, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.