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Julian Assange replaced as Wikileaks editor-in-chief
BY JOE CONCHA - 09/27/18 11:23 AM EDT
Julian Assange has been replaced as editor in chief of Wikileaks, according to the online publisher. Former spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson, an Icelandic investigative journalist, will take over the role.
“I condemn the treatment of Julian Assange that leads to my new role,” Hrafnsson said in a statement, according to a Daily Dot report, an online publication that covers internet culture. "But I welcome the opportunity to secure the continuation of the important work based on WikiLeaks ideals.”
Assange, 47, founded Wikileaks in 2006 but has been isolated in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012 to avoid being arrested over sexual assault allegations.
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