Julian Assange remains in Ecuador's embassy in London while the Ecuadorian government assesses his application for political asylum. Photo: Reuters
The US Justice Department has also confirmed WikiLeaks remains the target of a criminal investigation, calling into question Australian government claims the US has no interest in extraditing Mr Assange.
"Mr Assange should be prosecuted under the Espionage Act [of 1917]," the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Californian Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein, said in a written statement provided to The Age.... read more
