Disturbingly for a forum which is constituted of Assange-like-minded hackers and cypherphreaks, the anger shown towards him on here is always surprising, no small thanks to the work done on Assange by his enemies.<p>For anyone who's not read this already, I've found the following to be the most eye-opening analysis of how Assange came to be framed as a more divisive figure than he actually is:<p>> «A murderous system is being created before our very eyes» A made-up rape allegation and fabricated evidence in Sweden, pressure from the UK not to drop the case, a biased judge, detention in a maximum security prison, psychological torture – and soon extradition to the U.S., where he could face up to 175 years in prison for exposing war crimes. For the first time, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, speaks in detail about the explosive findings of his investigation into the case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.<p><a href="https://www.republik.ch/2020/01/31/nils-melzer-about-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange" rel="nofollow">https://www.republik.ch/2020/01/31/nils-melzer-about-wikilea...</a>
>Julian is not a US citizen. WikiLeaks is not a US-based publication. And yet he is charged, under the US Espionage Act, with treason.<p>Is that actually true? I didn't think Assange was charged with treason. Is the author just using the term figuratively, or have I misunderstood the charges?