This is correct.Carl Tuckerson wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:03 pmI heard something interesting about this--apparently the reason the charge is so small is because they are hitting him with some minor crime that's not directly related to his big WikiLeaks-related breaches, so they don't have to worry about potential Constitutional protections or similar laws to protect whistleblowers. The US government obviously wants to sidestep the policy discussion involved in the heavier charges that could be brought.
It kinda makes you wonder what they're really up to though, because you're right that that sentence is much smaller than anticipated. Nobody wants to spend five years in a US prison, but he can still easily leave prison and still be a threat to "US security interests," which defeats the whole point of bringing him here, I would think. I hate having to say it about my country but I would not put it past him "having an accident" during those five years.
America hates Assange for helping reveal just how evil they are. Unfortunately most Americans don't care and got angry at Assange.
This rape case discredits him and gets an excuse to extradite him.
I've looked into the rape case a bit but it's currently social taboo to give my opinion on the evidence.