WikiLeaks Says Julian Assange's Internet Access Cut Off By 'State Party'
The activist organization WikiLeaks says the Internet connection for its founder, Julian Assange, has been severed by what it called a "state party."
The accusation came in a tweet early Monday.
The WikiLeaks founder has been living at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for more than four years. As The Two-Way has reported, Assange sought refuge there after Sweden issued a warrant for his arrest to question him over allegations of sex crimes. He has said that if sent to Sweden, he fears he would be handed over to the U.S. and could face trial over the release of classified U.S. material on WikiLeaks.
An NPR call and email to WikiLeaks were not immediately returned. The Associated Press reportedMonday on its efforts to corroborate the Internet outage accusation:
On Saturday, WikiLeaks published another round of emails purportedly linked to John Podesta, chairman of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign, NPR's Meg Anderson reported.
Here's more from Meg:
At a press conference on Oct. 4, Assange said via video link that WikiLeaks would be releasing information he felt was relevant to the U.S. election beginning that week, and that he hoped the organization would "be publishing every week for the next 10 weeks," leading up to and through the Nov. 8 presidential vote.
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