Spy Files: WikiLeaks to publish fourth series of leaks – Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reportedly announced the whistleblowing website will soon release a fourth series of classified documents. ● The leak is currently being prepared, Assange told the Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival (LEFFEST) on Sunday, according to teleSUR. He gave no date or further details about the publication. Regarding the contents of the leaks and the release date, he said via teleconference from the London’s Ecuadorean Embassy, “I've delegated that to someone else in the organization.” Assange is still holed up in the South American state’s London embassy. He sought political asylum there in June 2012 to avoid extradition. Swedish authorities want to question Assange over allegations of rape and sexual molestation, although he has not been charged. The Australian activist believes the US government will seek his extradition for publishing thousands of classified diplomatic cables and military secrets if he travels to Sweden. The last Spy Files released by WikiLeaks in 2013 included 250 documents from more than 90 surveillance companies. The leak uncovered the extent of the secret, global mass surveillance industry.