 On threats by various governments towards Julian Assange, legal expert Ben Saul argues that Assange is the target of a global smear campaign to demonise him as a criminal or as a terrorist, without any legal basis.The US Center for Constitutional Rights has issued a statement emphasising its alarm at the "multiple examples of legal overreach and irregularities" in his arrest.On 8 February 2018, the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a document leaked through WikiLeaks "could be admitted into evidence".