The
US State department is stll demanding the extradition from
Britain of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The US has
indicted Assange for 'violations of the Espionage Act
related to the publication of classified documents which it
is claimed exposed U.S. war crimes.' If the extradition
takes place, Assange would most probably spend the rest of
his life in prison.
But one of the main witnesses in
that extradition case, a convicted hacker Sigurdur
“Siggi” Thorarson, has admitted that he made false
claims against Assange in exchange for immunity from
prosecution.
This surprise revelation is discussed on
several websites: democracynow and consortiumnews.com. for