US charges Assange with conspiracy to commit computer hacking

The Department of Justice on Thursday announced a criminal charge against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, accusing him of conspiring to hack into a classified U.S. government computer.

Report informs citing the RIA Novosti that he faces up to 5 years in prison.

Earlier, the Ecuadorian authorities annulled the decision on granting country's citizenship to the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange.

Notably, Julian Assange was detained today in London.