<strong>The</strong> International News Weekly WORLD May 24, 2019 | Toronto 04 Washington: Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his reelection, the United States has said that the just-concluded elections in India, the largest democratic exercise in human history, is an inspiration for people around the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday led his BJP to a supersized victory for a second term in office, winning an absolute majority and on course to touch the 300- Washington : <strong>The</strong> US Justice Department has filed 17 new charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently facing extradition from the UK, under the Espionage Act for his role in unlawfully encouraging, receiving and publishing national defence information in concert with former American Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning. Traditionally, the Justice Department has prosecuted government officials who leak classified information, but Thursday's announcement that a federal grand jury had returned a fresh indictment against the distributor of sensitive documents marked the latest move by President Donald Trump's administration to crack down on unauthorized disclosure of classified information and press freedoms, CNN reported. <strong>The</strong> new 18-count indictment handed down in the Eastern District of Virginia alleges that Assange actively solicited classified information, provoking Manning to obtain thousands of pages of classified material and providing the former with diplomatic State Department cables, Iraq war-related significant activity reports and information related to Guantanamo Bay detainees. In April, prosecutors in Virginia revealed that Assange had been charged with a single Elections in India an inspiration around the world: United States seat mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha. “Congrats to an American ally and friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his party’s win in India’s parliamentary election,” Vice President Mike Pence tweeted. “This was a strong display of the Indian people’s commitment to democracy! We look forward to continuing to work with India for a freer, safer, and more prosperous region,” he said. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also took to Twitter to congratulate the prime minister. “Congratulations to Manpreet Minhas Barrister & Solicitor REAL ESTATE Rupinder Minhas Barrister & Solicitor Sale/Purchase of Residential & Commercial Properties Mortgage Enforcements & Lease Refinance & Private Mortgages BUSINESS LAW Incorporation & Shareholder agreements Sales & Purchase of Assets & Shares Notarization & Affidavits Assange faces 17 new charges under Espionage Act count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion related to helping Manning obtain access to Defence Department computers in 2010. WikiLeaks responded to the news of the superseding indictment Thursday in a tweet, saying: "This is madness. It is the end of national security journalism and the First Amendment." Barry Pollack, an attorney for Assange, said : "<strong>The</strong>se unprecedented charges demonstrate the gravity of the threat the criminal prosecution of Julian Assange poses to all journalists in their endeavour to inform the public about actions that have been taken by the US government." Meanwhile, Assistant Attorney General John Demers, who heads the department's national security division, said: "Julian Assange is no journalist." <strong>The</strong> Justice Department's move on Thursday came within a window for the US to submit its formal request outlining all legal charges that Assange would face if he was transferred to the US, CNN reported. It came also after a top Swedish prosecutor said earlier this month that Sweden would re-open a rape investigation into Assange, which was suspended in 2017. Assange has denied any wrongdoing. Hours after his removal last month from refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, the US indicted Assange for helping Manning access Defence Department computers in 2010 in an effort to disclose secret government documents. Manning was found guilty in 2013 of charges including espionage for leaking secret military files to Wikileaks, but her sentence was commuted. She is currently back in jail after refusing to testify. @narendramodi and the NDA for their victory in India’s election, and to the Indian people for casting their votes in such historic numbers. As the world’s largest exercise in democracy, #India’s election is an inspiration around the world,” he said. During an off-camera gaggle with reporters, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said India’s elections are the world’s largest exercise in democracy, a marvel of logistics and planning with 900 million people–an eighth of the world’s population–eligible to vote. “We applaud the info@sherepunjabnf.com II www.sherepunjabnf.com 5677 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls, ON, L2G 3L5 First Consultation FREE Indian Food WILLS & ESTATE www.minhaslawyers.ca Wills Certificate of Estate Trustee with/without will Power of attorney for Property & Personal care CRIMINAL LAW Drink & Drive offences Bail Hearings Domestic Assaults Virsa Fine Indian Restaurant Niagara Falls GuMmx jf rhy ho? high turnout, estimated at around 66 per cent or roughly 600 million people, and the government of India for their excellent execution of this incredible event,” Ortagus said. 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