WikiLeaks call for US to drop charges against Julian Assange

WikiLeaks call for US to drop charges against Julian Assange Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA

WikiLeaks has called for the United States to drop charges against Julian Assange ahead of a judge’s decision on whether he will be extradited from the UK.

Assange, 49, who co-founded the website in 2006, faces an 18-count indictment, alleging a plot to hack computers and a conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information.