Comment by SilverBirch

It's kind of absurd that this has taken so long - and that's primarily down to Assange himself. I can understand that people genuinely think he did the right thing, but he should at least have to defend his actions in court. I think it's pretty uncontroversial that publishing secret government documents should atleast potentially be illegal, and it's up to the justice system to decide whether he broke the law. I don't buy the idea that he won't get a fair trial. He might not be innocent, he may be guilty of a crime you don't think should be a crime, but we should still fundamentally adhere to the processes we have.