Assange Put Lives at Risk, U.S. Argues as Extradition Hearing Begins

LONDON—Julian Assange place lives in risk when he released a decade ago thousands of labeled files related to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, a attorney representing the U.S. federal government stated at the opening working day of a court hearing to identify irrespective of whether the WikiLeaks founder ought to be extradited to the U.S. to stand demo.

Mr. Assange is desired in the U.S. on multiple expenses of breaching espionage guidelines and conspiring to hack a armed forces laptop. The expenses ended up laid out in an 18-count indictment the Justice Office issued…