Wikileaks chief calls alleged CIA plot against Assange political persecution PARTNER CONTENT

Subscribe to our channel! Mandatory use of RT logo Wikileaks' Editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson denouncing an alleged botched CIA plot to kidnap Julian Assange, speaking to RT from Reykjavik on Tuesday. Speaking from his home, Hrafnsson said that “if there was any doubt about the political nature of the indictment and the creation of the entire case, it is now confirmed to be so, it is a political persecution, and nothing else.“ He also said that “The same time, the Saudis were contemplating and planning to assassinate Khashoggi in Turkey, at the same time, the CIA is contemplating assassinating Julian Assange, in London. This is gone way beyond anything that I had expected, I have to be honest.“ He also said that they were aware something was “going on“, and that this report, which cited 30 US officials, including IT experts, confirmed their suspicion. A report citing former US officials and published by Yahoo News on Sund