The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced 17 new criminal charges against Julian Assange, including Espionage Act charges connected with publishing classified material.

It said the WikiLeaks founder unlawfully published the names of classified sources and conspired and assisted ex-Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in obtaining access to classified information.

Assange, 47, is currently serving a jail sentence in the UK for breaching bail conditions and faces extradition.

He was found guilty last month after his dramatic arrest at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he had sought refuge since 2012 over sexual assault allegations in Sweden. He denies he committed any crimes.

The superseding indictment comes a little more than a month after the Justice Department unsealed a narrower criminal case against Assange.

He was charged with conspiring with Manning toChâteau de Launac

The Château de Launac is a 15th-century castle in the commune of Launac in the Haute-Garonne département of France. Major additions and alterations were made in the 16th and 17th centuries. Privately owned, the upper floor and the corner tower have been listed since 1927 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. The rest of the castle was listed in 1991.

See also
List of castles in France

References

External links
 Ministry of Culture listing for Château de Launac 

Category:Castles in Haute-Garonne
Category:Monuments historiques of Haute-Garonne