WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could face spy charges in the U.S. after a court revealed his apparent 'role' in the theft of secret military documents, it emerged today.Lawyers have produced logs of online chats they claim show him coaching U.S. Private Bradley Manning how to break passwords to gain access to military computer networks.
The prosecutors made the allegations in an hour-long presentation at Manning's pre-trial hearing for allegedly uploading 700,000 stolen documents to WikiLeaks.
They disclosed three new excerpts taken from the Guantanamo-held suspect's personal Macintosh laptop.
In one, he allegedly asks Mr Assange for help in figuring out a password. In another, he tells him, 'I'm throwing everything I've got on at you now' and estimates the 'upload is about 36 pct' complete.
To which the 40-year-old WikiLeaks boss replied, according to the prosecutors, 'OK . . . great.'
He has denied direct contact with Manning, but his lawyers believe the evidence produced in the military court would form an espionage conspiracy case against their client. Read More
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