53963417 Journalists have learned to refuse to write his memoirs Assange
The founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange rejected the idea of writing a memoir, fearing that the book will give arguments to U.S. prosecutors, who may demand his extradition to the United States. This is with reference to unnamed sources in the publishing environment, reports The Guardian. According to the newspaper, book, at least, will come in the form in which it was planned earlier. Official confirmation of this information has not yet received. The contract for the publication of his biography Assange concluded in December 2010 with the American publisher Knopf and British Canongate. It was reported that contracts with publishers bring Assange more than 1.5 million dollars. "I do not want to write a book, but I have to – he said then. – I have already spent 200 thousand pounds in legal costs, and I need to protect themselves and maintain WikiLeaks afloat." In February 2011 a British court ruled to extradite Assange Sweden, where he is accused of rape and molestation. Assange appeal against this decision, is expected to be discussed next week. Site WikiLeaks has published dozens of U.S. classified documents, including those relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Have also been published reports that U.S. ambassadors in different countries were sent to Washington. One of the alleged informant WikiLeaks Bradley Manning, Private U.S. Army, is currently in U.S. custody, he could face the death penalty.
