I’ve been telling you that the US will in fact indict Julian Assange within the next week or so. In fact charges have already been drawn up, they are being reviewed. (see here) Today ABC News reported that his lawyers are expecting the charges soon via the US attorney’s office in Alexandria Virginia.

“Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the man behind the publication of more than a 250,000 classified U.S. diplomatic cables, could face spying charges in the U.S. related to the Espionage Act, Assange’s lawyer said today.

“Our position of course is that we don’t believe it applies to Mr. Assange and that in any event he’s entitled to First Amendment protection as publisher of Wikileaks and any prosecution under the Espionage Act would in my view be unconstitutional and puts at risk all media organizations in the U.S.,” Assange’s attorney Jennifer Robinson told ABC News.

Robinson said they’re hearing from lawyers in the U.S. that an indictment of Assange could be imminent.

Assange is already in custody in London on sexual assault charges including rape originating out of Sweden. He is being held in solitary confinement with restricted access to a phone and his lawyers, Robinson said.

“This means he is under significant surveillance but also means he has more restrictive conditions than other prisoners,” she said. “Considering the circumstances he was incredibly positive and upbeat.”

Justice Department officials declined to comment on the possible coming charges, but earlier this week, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the release of the documents had put the United States at risk and said he authorized a criminal investigation into Assange.”

Funny how Assange’s lawyers think that US spying laws don’t apply but the US Constitution does. But this of course isn’t a case of free speech. Assange willing divulged stolen government documents which also makes him an accessory to theft of government property.

The Espionage Act under which Assange will be charge is pretty rock solid and has been held up in court – the SCOTUS include – many times since it came in to being in 1917.

Assange isn’t the only one associated with Wikileaks who may be charged. Three others – unnamed at this time – will also be charged along with Assange. Another by product of Assange being charged is that all of his assets would be seized by US authorities as well, that would include Wikileaks itself, which would more or less come from a world wide effort to shut down/seize all sites and servers where Wikileaks is served from.