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SYDNEY - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday reacted angrily after Australia's attorney-general said he should be "man enough" to face Swedish sexual assault allegations.
The Australian, who has been holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London for more than two years, lost a court bid on Wednesday to get a Swedish arrest warrant against him scrapped.
Australian Attorney-General George Brandis told ABC radio the 43-year-old should deal with the claims against him.
"I think Mr Assange should be man enough to face the allegations against him of being a sexual predator," he said.
Assange, who denies the charges, fears that if he goes to Sweden he will be sent to the United States to face charges for publishing classified material.
He accused Brandis of stealing comments US Secretary of State John Kerry made about intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden.
"AG Brandis should stop plagiarising sexist claptrap and start doing his job: defending the legal rights of all Australians," he said in a statement to Australian Associated Press.
The former computer hacker, who has accused his home country of abandoning him, last year said he would not publicly address the Swedish allegations because "Australian men don't like to talk about their private lives".
He lashed out at Prime Minister Tony Abbott's government in his statement to AAP.
"WikiLeaks' female staff members, who squared off with a superpower over our work and brought Edward Snowden to safety during the largest intelligence manhunt the world has ever seen, have more genuine courage in their little toes than the entire Abbott cabinet," he said.
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National security leaker Chelsea Manning can get initial treatment for a gender-identity condition from the military after the Bureau of Prisons rejected the Army's request to accept her transfer from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to a civilian facility.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approved the Army's recommendation to keep the Army private in military custody and start a rudimentary level of gender treatment, a defense official said Thursday. Defense officials have said the Army doesn't have the medical expertise needed to give Manning the best treatment.
The initial gender treatments provided by the military could include allowing Manning to wear some female undergarments and also possibly provide some hormone treatments.
The decision raises a number of questions about what level of treatment Manning will be able to get and at what point she would have to be transferred from the all-male prison to a female facility.
In May, Manning's lawyer, David Coombs, had contended that civilian prisons were not as safe as military facilities. In a statement, he had said, "It is common knowledge that the federal prison system cannot guarantee the safety and security of Chelsea in the way that the military prison system can."
Coombs told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was encouraged that the Army will begin medical treatment.
"It has been almost a year since we first filed our request for adequate medical care," Coombs said. "I am hopeful that when the Army says it will start a 'rudimentary level' of treatment that this means hormone replacement therapy."
If hormone therapy is not provided, he said he will have to take "appropriate legal action to ensure Chelsea finally receives the medical treatment she deserves and is entitled to under the law."
Manning has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the sense of being a woman in a man's body. The Army tried to work out a plan to transfer Manning to a federal prison where she could get better treatment.
Officials said Thursday that federal authorities refused the proposal. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly by name.
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The 43-year-old Assange fears extradition to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual molestation, which he denies.
At the hearing in the Stockholm District Court, prosecutors demanded that the warrant, issued in late 2010, should be upheld to secure Assange's return to Sweden.
They rejected Assange's suggestion that they question him in London.
"It would involve questioning a number of people a second or third time, among them possibly Mr Assange. To what extent this questioning can be carried out with the help of judicial assistance from our colleagues in Britain is difficult to say," prosecutor Marianne Ny told a press conference.
Assange's defence team, which had maintained that the investigation had been unreasonably long, said it would appeal the ruling.
"The last word hasn't been said yet on this. We will appeal this, and we expect it to change," said Thomas Olsson, a member of Assange's defence team.
The WikiLeaks founder sought refuge with Ecuador in June 2012 after exhausting all legal options in British courts to avoid being extradited to Sweden.
He has said he fears that his being sent to Sweden would be a pretext for his transfer to the United States, where WikiLeaks sparked an uproar with its publication of thousands of secret documents.
Ecuador Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino called the ruling "bad news".
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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick. The Bureau of Prisons has rejected the Army?s request to accept the transfer of national security leaker Pvt. Chelsea Manning from a military prison. So the military will begin treatment for her gender-identity condition. A defense official says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approved the Army?s recommendation to keep Manning in military custody and start a rudimentary level of gender treatment. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) The Bureau of Prisons has rejected the Army's request to accept the transfer of national security leaker Pvt. Chelsea Manning from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to a civilian facility where she could get better treatment for her gender-identity condition. The military will instead begin the initial treatment for her.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approved the Army's recommendation to keep Manning in military custody and start a rudimentary level of gender treatment, a defense official said Thursday. The initial gender treatments could include allowing Manning to wear some female undergarments and also possibly provide some hormone treatments.
The decision raises a number of questions about what level of treatment Manning will be able to get and at what point the private would have to be transferred from the all-male prison to a female facility.
Manning has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the sense of being a woman in a man's body. Civilian prisons can provide treatment, and the Defense Department has argued repeatedly that it doesn't have the medical expertise needed. As a result, the Army tried to work out a plan to transfer Manning to a federal prison.
Officials said Thursday that federal authorities refused the proposal. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly by name.
Manning's lawyer, David Coombs, told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was encouraged that the Army will begin medical treatment.
"It has been almost a year since we first filed our request for adequate medical care," Coombs said. "I am hopeful that when the Army says it will start a 'rudimentary level' of treatment that this means hormone replacement therapy."
If hormone therapy is not provided, he said he will have to take "appropriate legal action to ensure Chelsea finally receives the medical treatment she deserves and is entitled to under the law."
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Photo of Pvt. Chelsea Manning that was released to the public after it was submitted as evidence in court proceedings. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency via Wikimedia Commons
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approved the Armys recommendation to keep the Army private in military custody and start a rudimentary level of gender treatment, a defense official said Thursday. Defense officials have said the Army doesnt have the medical expertise needed to give Manning the best treatment.
The initial gender treatments provided by the military could include allowing Manning to wear some female undergarments and also possibly provide some hormone treatments.
The decision raises a number of questions about what level of treatment Manning will be able to get and at what point she would have to be transferred from the all-male prison to a female facility.
In May, Mannings lawyer, David Coombs, had contended that civilian prisons were not as safe as military facilities. In a statement, he had said, It is common knowledge that the federal prison system cannot guarantee the safety and security of Chelsea in the way that the military prison system can.
Coombs told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was encouraged that the Army will begin medical treatment.
It has been almost a year since we first filed our request for adequate medical care, Coombs said. I am hopeful that when the Army says it will start a rudimentary level of treatment that this means hormone replacement therapy.
If hormone therapy is not provided, he said he will have to take appropriate legal action to ensure Chelsea finally receives the medical treatment she deserves and is entitled to under the law.
Manning has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the sense of being a woman in a mans body. The Army tried to work out a plan to transfer Manning to a federal prison where she could get better treatment.
Officials said Thursday that federal authorities refused the proposal. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly by name.
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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick.AP
WASHINGTON The Bureau of Prisons has rejected the Army's request to accept the transfer of national security leaker Pvt. Chelsea Manning from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to a civilian facility where she could get better treatment for her gender-identity condition. The military will instead begin the initial treatment for her.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approved the Army's recommendation to keep Manning in military custody and start a rudimentary level of gender treatment, a defense official said Thursday. The initial gender treatments could include allowing Manning to wear some female undergarments and also possibly provide some hormone treatments.
The decision raises a number of questions about what level of treatment Manning will be able to get and at what point the private would have to be transferred from the all-male prison to a female facility.
Manning has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the sense of being a woman in a man's body. Civilian prisons can provide treatment, and the Defense Department has argued repeatedly that it doesn't have the medical expertise needed. As a result, the Army tried to work out a plan to transfer Manning to a federal prison.
Officials said Thursday that federal authorities refused the proposal. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly by name.
Manning's lawyer, David Coombs, told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was encouraged that the Army will begin medical treatment.
"It has been almost a year since we first filed our request for adequate medical care," Coombs said. "I am hopeful that when the Army says it will start a 'rudimentary level' of treatment that this means hormone replacement therapy."
If hormone therapy is not provided, he said he will have to take "appropriate legal action to ensure Chelsea finally receives the medical treatment she deserves and is entitled to under the law."
In May Coombs had also contended that civilian prisons were not as safe as military facilities.
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